New! A Muscian with a Hermit – Moritz von Schwind – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality

In the tranquil setting of a hermitage in the hills, a musician blends his art with the prayer of a monk. They have the peace of nature around them, and over to the left, they have the tabernacle of the Lord. You can see a small holy water font just to the left of the musician.

Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871) was a well known German painter who did beautiful, colorful work on various subjects. This is probably his most popular painting today, and we have included a drawing of the same scene for your interest in the listing picture, (not included with the art print.) His work is lyrical and lovely. He painted in a time when busy urban life had people casting their gaze to the spiritual calm of the countryside.

The picture was painted c. 1846. Oil on cardboard, 61 x 46 cn. Housed at Neue Pinakothek, Munich. Also called "A Player with a Hermit."

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance.

There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper.

We make Archival Quality fine art prints:

– Acid-free paper

– Archival pigments

– Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less.

– Above story of the art

– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag.

– Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun.

Thanks for your interest!

+JMJ+

Sue & John

Lincoln, Nebraska

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“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.”

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.