Christ the High Priest by Max Schmalzl, from a Roman Missal – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):16x20 unframed St Catherine of Alexandria

Christ the High Priest by Max Schmalzl, from a Roman Missal – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):16x20 unframed St Catherine of AlexandriaThis is the frontispiece for a Roman Missal published in Germany in 1911. Below Christ, to the left looking up, is Melchizedek, who prefigured the Eucharist. In the priestly garb below to the right we believe is Aaron, the first earthly high priest. The artist is Max Schmalzl (1850 1930), a German Redemptorist lay brother who worked as a painter and illustrator. He lived a monastic lifestyle, devoting himself to the making Catholic art. Most of his

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