Prentbriefkaarten van schilderijen van de heilige Liduina van Schiedam 1925 - 1933

These postcards depict paintings of Saint Liduina of Schiedam, capturing scenes from her life in a style reminiscent of historical paintings. Notice the recurring motif of divine light enveloping Liduina, a visual symbol of her sanctity and suffering. This light echoes across centuries, from the halos of Byzantine mosaics to the ethereal glow surrounding figures in Renaissance paintings, each iteration serving to denote spiritual significance. Consider how the golden background in Byzantine art conveyed divinity and how that symbolism evolved into the use of light to emphasize holiness in later works. The image is charged with the emotional weight of witnessing the suffering of a saint, inviting viewers to tap into a collective memory of religious devotion and empathy, a powerful force that transcends time. This motif of heavenly light, however, is not linear but cyclical, resurfacing, evolving, and taking on new meanings in different historical contexts, reminding us of the eternal dance between the sacred and the earthly.