Embossed print, probably with gold leaf on linen, after a design by the painter gebhard fugel, who can be identified by his monogram made up of the intertwined letters gf. The image shows two kneeling angels, who together hold an almost floating chalice for the lord's supper in the centre of the picture. Above the chalice hovers a light surrounded by a halo, as it were the holy spirit. Behind the scene is a gate supported by pillars, with the letters alpha and omega on the left and right, and the latin inscriptions "lauda sion salvatorem" and "lauda ducem et pastorem" on the left and right next to a christian cross in the middle. Behind the gate opens up a sky covered in stars. The image served as an illustration for the cover of the book "das hl. Massenopfer" (the holy sacrifice of the mass), published in 7 editions by the priest dr. Karl josef merk in 1921, subtitle "das ewige oper der kath. Kirche. An inexhaustible source of grace and blessing for the living and the dead. ” and further “presented in its celebration, from the times of the apostles to the present day by pastor dr. K. Josef merk with 12 multi-coloured and 8 coloured full-length images” the book, which is around 400 pages long and almost din a4 in size, here is an image from the first edition, was published in stuttgart by deutscher volksverlag. Date: circa 1920.
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