The Allegory of Faith
The Allegory of Faith (1672) by Johannes Vermeer, also known as Allegory of the Catholic Faith, is rich in symbolism, sharing several elements with The Art of Painting, both differing greatly in style and purpose from his other works that depict everyday scenes. Allegory depicts a woman in a white and blue satin dress with gold trim, her right foot on a terrestrial globe and her right hand on her heart, as she looks up at a glass sphere hanging from the ceiling by a blue ribbon. Her left arm rests on a table with a golden chalice, and a large book, on top of which is a crown of thorns. On the far wall is a large painting of Christ's crucifixion. At the bottom of the scene is an apple, and a bleeding snake which has been crushed. Vermeer's iconography is taken mainly from Cesare Ripa's Iconologia (1613), an emblem book of allegorical illustrations with accompanying morals. Ripa states that Faith is the most important of the virtues.
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Artwork Details
- ¾″ wide, 1⅛″ deep, solid wood frames.
- Scaled to the original artwork with no distortion and minimal to no cropping.
- All sizes given are in inches (″), assembled within a ¼″ tolerance.
- Giclée printed with eco-solvent inks that resist fading for 100+ years.
- Papers are archival-grade, acid-free paper or cotton rag.
- Smooth paper is recommended to preserve detail and color.
- Textured paper is recommended for a traditional Somerset velvet paper finish.
- Resin coated paper is recommended for slightly deeper color and a semigloss finish.
- Framed prints do not come with protective glass / glazing, to showcase the paper and reduce light reflection (available upon request).
- Unframed art prints have a ½″ white margin, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 9x13″.
- Framed art prints are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ print's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall.
- Frames are ¾″ (black) or ⅞″ (natural, espresso, gold) wide viewed from the front, and 1⅛″ deep; frames will overlap the print edges ~¼″.
Framed Art Prints
We offer modern frames intended to complement any art. No glass/glazing is used to showcase paper texture and avoid glare/reflectivity. Smooth paper maintains detail and color; textured paper slightly softens color with a traditional paper finish; and resin coated paper slightly deepens color adding a semi-gloss finish.
Frames are solid wood, ready to hang with kraft paper backing and hanging wire installed.
Giclée Prints
Giclée prints are created on professional inkjet printers using archival quality, acid-free paper or canvas. Unlike a normal inkjet, prints are created using 12 different colors cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, matte black, light magenta, light cyan, light gray, very light gray, orange, green, and violet) to provide the best possible color reproduction.
Our art prints and canvases maintain the highest possible detail, preserving color, scale, proportions and visual textures, an accurate reproduction of the art.
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Great print that I got in the exact size I needed for a specific space...it was really nicely framed....and really well packaged for shipping. There are a couple other prints I am considering getting now.
Bought the 25x20, impressive size, looks great on the wall
Great looking print, you can really see the detail.
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