New! Golden Gate of Old Jerusalem – Christ's Triumphant Entry Gate – Showing the Old Walls – David Roberts – Archival Quality

The Golden Gate is perhaps the most significant gate in Jerusalem. It was on the eastern wall of the old city, not far from the Mount of Olives, and is believed by Christians to be the gate Jesus used in his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The consensus among scholars is that the Golden Gate is the oldest gate in Jerusalem, and that the current gate is in the same location as the one that Jesus rode through on the colt, and likely contains pillars from that ancient gate.

The current construction is believed to have been made by Byzantine Christians about the time of Justinian or not long after, 500-700 AD. It was sealed off in 1541 by a Muslim Sultan to prevent the Anti-Christ from entering Jerusalem through it.

The gate is sometimes called The Gate of Mercy, as in Jewish tradition, it is believed the Divine Presence would come through it and would accompany the Messiah when he came, symbolically where mercy would first enter. There is also a Christian legend that this is where Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne, first met; thus, the gate became a symbol of Mary’s Immaculate Conception.

David Roberts (1796–1864) was a Scottish artist who made his living making paintings and lithographs of the Bible Lands. He was quite famous, and earned a position in the Royal Academy. This was at a time where there was high interest in the Middle East among Westerners, and many artists and photographers made their living showing the folks back home what the place looked like.

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance.

There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper.

We make Archival Quality fine art prints:

– Acid-free paper

– Archival pigments

– Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less.

– Above story of the art

– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag.

– Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun.

Thanks for your interest!

+JMJ+

Sue & John

Lincoln, Nebraska

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“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.”

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.