Charlotte Mason, in her famous chapter "Masterly Inactivity” in School Education, Vol. 3, encourages us to spend time contemplating the serenity of the Madonna. She writes,
“The Madonna, no matter out of whose canvas she looks at you, is always serene. This is a great truth, and we should do well to hang our walls with the Madonnas of all the early Masters if the lesson, taught through the eye, would reach with calming influence to the heart.”
In this spirit, Riverbend Press presents the first in a series of Madonnas to be produced annually. Living with one image for many months, we will be able to see more deeply into the heart and mind of the “pattern Mother.” Hang your walls with Signorelli’s image of Jesus and His mother; in homes, offices, dorm rooms, and schoolrooms, so that we may contemplate what Hopkins calls the “dearest freshness deep down things” together.
We are excited to present our first edition (No. 1) in the Madonna Series:
Madonna and Child with the Holy Trinity and Two Saints by Luca Signorelli (1445–1523), Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Itay, 1510.
“Under the Holy Trinity, Mary and baby Jesus are enthroned between St. Michael and St. Gabriel; below, St. Augustine is on the left and St. Athanasius is on the right.”
Accompanied by a selection from God’s Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889).
“Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs—
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.”
This is a high-quality image printed on a special flexible material. It can be displayed as is or framed. The overall print size is 13" x 19". Our prints are easy to store for future use, rolled into their original shipping box. They make great gifts for family, friends, and teachers.
Charlotte Mason, in her famous chapter "Masterly Inactivity” in School Education, Vol. 3, encourages us to spend time contemplating the serenity of the Madonna. She writes,
“The Madonna, no matter out of whose canvas she looks at you, is always serene. This is a great truth, and we should do well to hang our walls with the Madonnas of all the early Masters if the lesson, taught through the eye, would reach with calming influence to the heart.”
In this spirit, Riverbend Press presents the first in a series of Madonnas to be produced annually. Living with one image for many months, we will be able to see more deeply into the heart and mind of the “pattern Mother.” Hang your walls with Signorelli’s image of Jesus and His mother; in homes, offices, dorm rooms, and schoolrooms, so that we may contemplate what Hopkins calls the “dearest freshness deep down things” together.
We are excited to present our first edition (No. 1) in the Madonna Series:
Madonna and Child with the Holy Trinity and Two Saints by Luca Signorelli (1445–1523), Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Itay, 1510.
“Under the Holy Trinity, Mary and baby Jesus are enthroned between St. Michael and St. Gabriel; below, St. Augustine is on the left and St. Athanasius is on the right.”
Accompanied by a selection from God’s Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889).
“Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs—
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.”
This is a high-quality image printed on a special flexible material. It can be displayed as is or framed. The overall print size is 13" x 19". Our prints are easy to store for future use, rolled into their original shipping box. They make great gifts for family, friends, and teachers.
