The three women have gone to the tomb of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome (Mark 16:1). The angel tells them "Fear not, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here. He has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay." And then he says, "Go quickly and tell his followers, 'Jesus has risen from the dead'"

That is the Gospel. Go tell the good news. The woman in the red cape (Mary Magdalene?) has already turned to go tell the good news! The other women, including the one carrying the jar of myrrh, are still letting this astonishing news sink in. Note how the artist makes the angel look otherworldly by the glowing light around him and also from his looking like an icon, a living statue from Heaven.

Anne Pierrette Marie Martin (1814-1876), was a French painter born in Lyon. She painted under the pseudonym Irma Martin after studying in Paris. She specialized in portraits and genre paintings, besides her Catholic work. She exhibited at the Paris Salons from 1837 to 1850, where she won awards, including at least one gold medal. She also ran an art studio for ladies in Paris. In 1864, she retired from Parisian life back to her home town. She painted this picture in 1843. It recently sold at auction for $6000. Oil on canvas. 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches. (source mutualart.com and wikipedia)

** 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

“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.