Die Krippenfeier des heiligen Franziskus 1837
Edward Jakob Von Steinle (Austrian, 1810–1886)
"Die Krippenfeier des heiligen Franziskus" from german: Saint Francis' Christmas Celebration.
Saint Francis celebrated Christmas, by recreating the first representation of the birth of the Christ Child.
A lithograph from 1837, depicts Saint Francis on Christmas eve, before the altar, while another friar invites the villagers of Greccio to adore the Child. Size of the original illustration: 32.5 x 44.5 cm. (12.8 x 17.5 in.)
This image would later be used to create a series of Christmas postcards, as the one below, from 1910.
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