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A flat, abstract painting of a woman holding a child. It is made up of various shapes in different colours, primarily shades of blue.
Two of the previous card standing upright, one from the front and one from the back. The front is the previously described painting. The back has a small version of the painting with its details.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned Christmas Card Pack

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National Gallery of Ireland's popular Christmas card range, all of which are based on images from the Gallery's collection. This 8 pack of cards Mainie Jellett's colourful Virgin of Éire.

 

Printed in Ireland, each card comes with a blank envelope and contains a bilingual Christmas greeting in English and as Gaeilge:

Beannachtaí na Nollag agus na hAthbhliana

With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year

 

Original Painting Information

Mainie Jellett, Irish, 1897-1944

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Gouache on paper, 20.5 x 16.5cm

Bequeathed, Miss R.S.R. Kirkpatrick, 1978

NGI.7842

 

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