New! Virgin of the Rosary – Quinten Massys – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality

What could be more perfect for the Virgin of the Rosary except to be presented within a garland of roses, a true rose-ary? We like Massys’s imagination. The composition is reverent and mystical. We like the colors, how the Our Fathers are red and the Hail Mary’s are white, and overall, there’s a lot of rosy gold. The fifth decade, we would say, is obscured under the drapery of her gown. The baby Jesus is holding out a rosary to us. Mary is wearing her queenly crown. A nice picture to have as a meditation while you pray a rosary.

Quinten Massys (1466–1530) was born in Leuven, Belgium. He joined the art guild in Antwerp in 1491, and soon became the foremost painter in the area. He specialized in portraits and religious paintings. He was influenced by the Italian painters, especially Leonardo. He has many beautiful Catholic paintings, and we may offer more as the Spirit moves us. (source: nationalgallery.org.uk)

** 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 Johnson

Lincoln, Nebraska

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

~ Pope St. 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.