The sacred tomb of the blessed virgin – Vintage Print
![The sacred tomb of the blessed virgin, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/42/422456a64359-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures The sacred tomb of the blessed virgin in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The sacred tomb of the blessed virgin
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Few places in Jerusalem carry as many layers of devotion as the tomb traditionally identified as the burial place of the Virgin Mary, set in the Kidron Valley below the Old City walls. Christian tradition holds that she was laid to rest there, and pilgrims have venerated the site for centuries, with a church built over it by the Crusaders in the twelfth century. Currier & Ives, the New York firm that issued inexpensive lithographs for a broad home market from the 1830s until 1907, turned sacred subjects like this into affordable images for parlor walls, and hand coloring gave the print a warm, devotional look.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1910. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5730 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,257 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175075 |
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