New! Calvary – from a Roman Missale – by Max Schmalzl – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality

Max Schmalzl (1850–1930) was a German Redemptorist lay brother who worked as a painter and illustrator. He lived a monastic lifestyle, devoting himself to the making of Catholic art. This Calvary is for a Missale published by Typis Friderici Pustet Bratislava in the late 19th century. Schmalzl was the fulfillment of an ecclesiastical art movement called the Nazarene school, and he lived the ideal of a humble, pious, and industrious painter-monk. Despite his monasticism, he was very famous during his lifetime. An enormous amount of Catholic clip art found online originated with him. Out of modesty, he normally didn’t sign his works, so the clip art and many other works have no name on them. Occasionally he would put the initials F.M.S. on the biggest pieces, such as this one, which stood for Frater (Brother) Max Schmalzl. We carry two more of his frontispieces in our shop. You can find them by searching our shop for "Schmalzl". We were the first on Etsy by far to carry his work, and it