Chapel in the Countryside – "Capelle an der Mosel" – Carl Schlesinger – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):24x36 Rolled Canvas Poster - Matte Finish We love old holy cards

We love old holy cards

at a time of a rising devotion to the Sacred Heart

let us note that images like this are not revered as some magical graven image

Mary is pounding clothing on the river rock

the act would fulfill an item from the Vatican-issued Enchiridion Indulgentarium (Handbook of Indulgences) and allow you 100 days less in purgatory

Chapel in the Countryside – "Capelle an der Mosel" – Carl Schlesinger – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):24x36 Rolled Canvas Poster - Matte Finish We love old holy cardsThere used to be lots of chapels and wayside shrines like this dreamy one from the wine country of Mosel, Germany. The artist, Carl Schlesinger, made a huge career out of painting gorgeous rustic scenes of peasant and countryside life. Idealzed, yes, but realstic too: this is how women dressed, this is how a candlelit shrine looked in daytime, even the sailboat would look its best with the wind just so and the perfect, late afternoon light making it