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Pieta (SAU 23) Blank Greeting Card

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18 pt thickness / 120 lb weight Soft white, soft eggshell texture
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Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm

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  • Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.78 cm (portrait); 17.78 cm x 12.7 cm (landscape)
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Paper Type: Signature Matte

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Pieta (SAU 23) Blank Greeting Card

Pieta (SAU 23) Blank Greeting Card

Between The Descent from the Cross and The Entombment, Christ was lamented… most especially by His mother. The term Pieta, derived from the Italian word for ‘pity’, is given to the third—and final--type of depiction of the grieving BVM. In a Pieta, Mary cradles the body of Jesus on her lap just as she had cradled him as a child. Here, in a somewhat unusual departure from more familiar versions in sculpture or painting, Mary is seen sitting not on the ground at the foot of the cross but on a tomb. Tombs cut horizontally into cliff faces as in 1st century Palestine were unfamiliar to Western European artists of the Middle Ages. Gothic artists portrayed what they knew: stone sarcophagi. That the tomb as pictured would be too small for the figure of Christ is another hallmark of mediaeval art. It is emotion not accuracy that counts here: The scene captures an intimate moment between mother and son and evokes pity in the viewer. + Prefer a different coloured border? The Colour Palette postcard for this image provides suggested coordinating hues. Colour Palette postcards are found in an image's associated COLLECTION and in the Special COLLECTION devoted just to colour palettes. + Image Credit (SAU 23): Antique NeoGothic image of the Pieta from a holy card printed in chromolithography with gilt accents, and published by the Socièté de St. Augustin, Bruges, Belgium, last quarter of the 19th century. From the designer’s private collection of religious ephemera.

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By Cat S.21 November 2024Verified Purchase
Folded Greeting Card, Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
Beautiful card and good quality.
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By DARREN W.6 June 2022Verified Purchase
Folded Greeting Card, Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
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The ude of a completely personal and very up-to-date concept using the Avatar this card will be the perfect way for me to send my love you & miss you greetings whilst I am away. Perfect print and very clear
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By Lisa U.21 November 2021Verified Purchase
Folded Greeting Card, Size: Standard, 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm, Paper: Signature Matte, Envelopes: White
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A beautiful card. Highest quality materials and print. Misunderstood the explanation of the gold accent. I took it as the design would be metallic in its appearance. Still a lovely card and I am extremely happy with it overall. Perfect, only that I expected the gold to be metallic.

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Product ID: 256499910669937310
Added on 4/3/22, 8:27 am
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