New! Immaculate Heart of Mary – Framed Miniature – Catholic Keepsake

A beautiful depiction of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as a framed holy card. Perfect for a desk top, countertop, book shelf, or bedside stand. Wherever you’d like a devotional picture of the Immaculate Heart.

We find this a dear and delicate image, its style in harmony with its subject, the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In Victorian holy cards, the dove, while often the Holy Spirit, is just as often a symbol for the viewer, the Christian faithful. So there we are, nestled close to our Mother.

For this old and long out-of-copyright card, we removed the staining and the yellowing of the background, keeping just a bit of the beige to preserve the look of the original paper texture and its antique flavor. We cropped this for modern tastes, featuring Mary’s heart. The original had lots of elaborate, die-cut paper doily around it, which was a technology they were perfecting, but it doesn’t translate too well into art prints. The Victorian aesthetic can distract from the central subject.

A new friend of ours said this about the image, "What struck my friend and myself about this particular image is that it depicts Mary’s relationship to both her human and divine spouses and also to her motherhood of Jesus, and the suffering she endured alongside of him. It is just such a powerful, yet gentle and gorgeous image of her Heart."

We hope you enjoy this. Devotional artwork in the home can help the hearts of those who see it.

These small framed holy cards are what we call the "adorable" size, and look good on desks, shelves, bedstands, etc. They make great, unique and memorable gifts to your devout friends, or lukewarm friends whom you can help warm up a bit. Our mission is to “Strengthen the Faithful and Evangelize through Beauty.” We hope these framed miniatures do just that for you and the people you know.

Materials:

Frames are metal or plastic, with either glass or plastic protective fronts. The more expensive ones are glass and metal, or sometimes resin; the less expensive are plastic or resin with clear plastic fronts. The plastic ones are NICE, though, just so you know. We're picky about this stuff.

Dimensions:

The holy card is 2.75 x 4.25" inches. Interior dimensions of the frame are 3.5x5.0. Exterior dimensions are on average 4.0 x 5.5" inches, but vary a little depending on which frame you choose.

Thanks for your interest in our Catholic art project.

Peace be with you,

Sue and John Johnson

St. Mary’s Parish, Lincoln, Nebraska

“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.” St. John Paul II, Letter to Artists, April 4, 1999. (source: vatincan.va)