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Mary with the child Jesus and two angels, devotional image

unknownca. 1900

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

This small devotional picture, in a recumbent rectangle format, has a triptych-like structure, thanks to the open tracery screen pressed on it. In its central panel, Mary embraces the baby Jesus in the manger, with a kneeling, praying angel on either side.
There is a dichotomy between the elements taken from gothic architecture and the triptych-like division, on the one hand, and the naturalistic manner of the representation, on the other.
This small image could have inspired its owner to motherly care and love while praying and contemplating.
These popular pictures, which often served as Christmas greeting cards, were produced by companies that made church furnishings and things that were meant to edify the faithful (books, devotional pictures, etc.).

Details

  • Title: Mary with the child Jesus and two angels, devotional image
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: ca. 1900
  • Location Created: Austria (presumably)
  • Physical Dimensions: 6,5 x 10 cm
  • Subject Keywords: applied arts, motherhood, Holy Family
  • Type: artifact
  • Rights: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2023, CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
  • External Link: 85.324.1. (inv. no.)
  • Medium: cardboard
  • Art Genre: applied arts

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