Superb old religious panel with a Neo-Gothic Eucharistic decoration, featuring a particularly rich and elegant composition centered around the IHS monogram, the chalice, and the radiant host. This piece incorporates several emblematic passages from traditional Catholic liturgy in Latin in a layout inspired by ancient illuminated manuscripts, with decorated initial letters, floral ornaments, and magnificent gilded effects. The ensemble exudes a rare visual presence and a true period atmosphere, evoking the old sacristies, private chapels, confessional schools, or bourgeois residences of the late 19th century. Old polychrome print with gilding, period-mounted on a rigid wooden panel approximately 4 mm thick. Approximate dimensions: width approximately 36/37 cm, height approximately 28/30 cm. The colors, gilding, and details remain particularly expressive despite the passing decades. The piece retains some marks of age and use, which fully contribute to its authenticity and charm. It nevertheless remains very decorative and immediately striking when displayed indoors. An uncommon antique piece, much more evocative than a simple classic religious image thanks to its period mounting on a rigid panel and the quality of its composition. A silent and deeply evocative work, where time seems to have merely softened the colors without erasing the power of the decoration and symbol. Ideal for a collection of sacred art, a characteristic decoration, a Neo-Gothic setting, a cabinet of curiosities, an antique interior or for lovers of authentic religious objects steeped in history.
Additional details:
- Brand: 20eSiecle
- Style: Néo-gothique
- Material: Chromolithographie
- Material: Dorures
- Colour: Polychrome
- Period: Fin du XIXe siècle