Mirakuleus beeld van O.-L.-V. te Scherpenheuvel / Image miraculeuse de N.-D., à Montaigu / Den Godzaligen Huyszegen / La bénédiction du Ménage 1827 - 1894
mhemeleersvanhouter
rijksmuseum
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This 19th-century print by M. Hemeleers-van Houter, titled "Mirakuleus beeld van O.-L.-V. te Scherpenheuvel / Image miraculeuse de N.-D., à Montaigu / Den Godzaligen Huyszegen / La bénédiction du Ménage," depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child in the left panel and a scene of the crucifixion with Mary grieving in the right. The print features a combination of Dutch and French text, indicating a potential audience across those regions. Religious imagery and printed text in the style of a devotional print served to both educate and inspire individuals in 19th-century Europe.
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