As a freshman in high school I started collecting Catholic items found in antique shops. I did this for two reasons: many of these items are blessed and many end up in the wrong hands. It's a great hobby and I encourage other young Catholics to do the same.
In the mid-1990s I got this treasure from an antique shop back home. It looks great over the fireplace, doesn't it?
Such a portrait would look great in a rectory, episcopal mansion or cardinal's palace. In the old days such a portrait was found in the home of every cardinal, with a chair facing it. The idea was that when the Pope would visit, the chair would then be turned around and used as a portable throne for the Pontiff.
It's the good old days that many of us mancare...
Very nice. Who is the artist?
ReplyDelete-Al
JP,
ReplyDeleteI am wondering if this picture is a print on canvas?
I don't remember the name of the artist or even if it says. It's not canvas, but a special print. I think it dates from the early 1940s. It was made from a published photo, which I have seen, from 1939, if I remember correctly. I figure it was mass produced.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, it is still a beautiful picture and a great find.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting it.
Salve ~Al
It's Pope Pius XII, right? Very nice of you to publish this for our edification, as well as to preserve such treasures from obscurity or worse.
ReplyDeleteJP,
ReplyDeleteI just finished a portrait study of Pius XII. I wondring if you like to critique it. If so, should I send a copy via the listed email address at the top of this blog?
~Al
Al, yes, I would be delighted to take a look at your portrait study. Here's my address: orbiscatholicus@libero.it
ReplyDeleteMany thanks...