Recto: Our Lady of the Sand (Sum Mater & Decor Carmeli); verso: Fragment of a composition with the inscription 'ARIES'. Mary (mother of Jesus Christ). Image of the Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus in closed crowns, in bust, enclosed in a linear frame with areas for inscriptions at the top and bottom. Depicts Our Lady of Piasek, located in the Kraków church of the Carmelite Fathers on Piasek, dedicated to the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Legend: a Carmelite painter (ca. 1500) began the image on the external wall above a side door, left when the prayer bell rang, and an invisible hand completed it. Stanislaw Tomkowicz dated the painting to the Renaissance; currently dated to the fourth quarter of the 15th century or around 1500. The Carmelite artist remains anonymous. Ca. 1800. Print, graphic matrix/plate. Height 12.6 cm, width 8 cm.
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Recto: Our Lady of the Sand (Sum Mater & Decor Carmeli); verso: Fragment of a composition with the inscription 'ARIES'. Mary (mother of Jesus Christ). Image of the Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus in closed crowns, in bust, enclosed in a linear frame with areas for inscriptions at the top and bottom. Depicts Our Lady of Piasek, located in the Kraków church of the Carmelite Fathers on Piasek, dedicated to the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Legend: a Carmelite painter (ca. 1500) began the image on the external wall above a side door, left when the prayer bell rang, and an invisible hand completed it. Stanislaw Tomkowicz dated the painting to the Renaissance; currently dated to the fourth quarter of the 15th century or around 1500. The Carmelite artist remains anonymous. Ca. 1800. Print, graphic matrix/plate. Height 12.6 cm, width 8 cm.

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Recto Our Lady Sand Sum Mater & Decor Carmeli verso Fragment composition inscription Aries Mary mother Jesus Christ Image Virgin Mary Baby Jesus closed crowns bust enclosed linear frame areas inscriptions top bottom Depicts Our Lady Piasek located Kraków church Carmelite Fathers dedicated Visitation Blessed Virgin Mary Legend Carmelite painter ca 1500 image external wall side door left prayer bell rang invisible hand completed Stanislaw Tomkowicz dated painting Renaissance currently dated fourth quarter 15th century Carmelite artist remains anonymous Ca 1800 Print graphic matrix plate Height 12.6 cm width 8 cm rectangular copper plate rounded corners depicts engraved image crowned woman holding crowned child lap facing forward woman's draped clothing fine linear engraving child holds small rectangular object seated legs visible crowns facial features rendered etched lines engraved horizontal panel near containing several lines reversed inscription plate surface darker lighter copper tones subtle greenish spots fine linear texture background.

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