Holy Card 2.75 x 4.25 inches
Card Stock with matt finish

This quaint Czech holy card was not painted out of the blue. This was the Czech aesthetic of 130 years ago. It was cheerfully made with lots of colors and busy with lots of details. If you look at Czech churches from that time, they have altar pieces that are similarly complicated and detailed. Even to this day, to some degree, the mid-Continent Slavic people tend to have a lot of color and detail in their art.

The French artists of the 19th Century streamlined all that, took out the Victorian bustle, the oom-pah-pah, and gave Western art a polished style. But there’s something we find endearing about the old country, and the old times. These were a faithful people, and their art, quaint as it seems today, was extremely sincere. The language at the bottom is Slovak, meaning, “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you.” It is how Gabriel greeted Mary about 2030 years ago. This card was printed in Praha (Prague) about 1890. We also offer it as restored an art print in our shop.
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You might also be interested original Catholic art and jewelry by me, Sue Kouma Johnson, 100% Czech, at my Etsy shop, www.Etsy.com/shop/TreeOfHeaven

Thank you for your interest.

Sue and John