The image as it is known in the West is traced to the year 1467 to Genazzano, Italy, a small town ca. thirty miles southeast of Rome. It is presently located in a side chapel, built between 1621 and 1629, in the church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, whence the image derives its name. Measuring approximately 15-1/2 inches by 17-1/2 inches, the painting is a fresco executed on a thin layer of plaster or porcelain not much thicker than paper. One writer describes it as a fresco painted on a material resembling egg shell. It appears suspended in mid-air in its frame, with approximately an inch of space between it and the wall behind it. The only support is on the lower edge where it "rests on a small base on one of its sides, i.e. from the center to the extreme right"
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2007-09-27 07:14:12 · 5 answers · asked by cashelmara 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I didn't know the story on this miraculous image.
Thank you for sharing this.
2007-09-27 07:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Isabella 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I guess you know the story of Saint Paul in the Act of Appostles. Before they reached Rome the ship crashed and they ended on Malta, they say Saint Luke left a picture of Our Lady in Imdina, the Cathedral of Imdina, so when you go for a holiday in Malta check it out.
2007-09-27 14:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by francoistuvul 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes I know of this image and it was painted back when the Mother of God was given great respect and love, She recieves little but attacks these days, but this is down to the fact that She is the one mentioned in Genesis who will finally chrush the head of the devil, so I guess all the attacks and all the defamation against Her is diabolical in origin.
2007-09-27 14:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
No, but there is a lot of art work that I don't know about.
2007-09-27 14:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no sorry
2007-10-04 21:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by jaycellann_20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋