Conception of Jesus Christ
Conception of Jesus Christ
ART.000623.2
Art
1851
United States
French, German, and English
Hand-Colored Lithograph
14 x 16.9 in. (35.5 x 43 cm)
Not on View
This hand-colored lithograph was once part of a two-volume set titled, Biblical Pictures of the Old Testament and Biblical Pictures of the New Testament, published by John Weik & Co., Publisher & Importer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Each lithograph is numbered and includes the title and scriptural reference in French, German, and English. This print is marked with the Roman numeral “I.” The biblical reference is to Luke 1:26–38 . It depicts Mary, kneeling in prayer, being approached by a wingless angel dressed in white and pink and bearing a lily. Mary’s red and blue garments are draped in such a way that foreshadows her pregnancy, and the green curtain in the doorway between Mary and the angel symbolizes new life. The matte frame (a later addition) includes a printed reference to Luke 1:28 in the King James Version.
Originally published in 1851 in two bound volumes by John Weik & Co., Publisher & Importer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] The date is established from a separate set published by Weik that includes an inscription from B. Hummel on plate XXIV in Biblical Pictures of the Old Testament.
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