WOMAN OF FAITH 03 by Rose Datoc Dall, Oil on Panel

The Woman of Faith depicts the story in Matthew 9 of the New Testament: "And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour." Rose wanted to capture this image from a unique point of view, looking throught the tassels right into the woman of faith's eyes. As with many of Rose's paintings, she tries to involve the viewer in a more intimate way.