New! The Last Sigh of Christ – Crucifixion – by Julien-Michel Gué – Catholic Artwork – Archival Quality

When we saw this awesome picture, we stopped what we were doing to bring it to you. It is called "The Last Sigh of Christ," an epic scene painted in 1840 by French painter Julien-Michel Gué. What blows us away about this painting is that it gives us a feeling that the rest of the world is holding its breath when the hope of the world stopped breathing. The Heavens have opened up to watch, and even they have paused. It is solemn, it is profound, and it is beautiful.

Julien-Michel Gué (1789–1843) was a French painter and designer. His paintings covered a wide range of subjects, including many Catholic themes, and he also decorated churches. He was in lots of Salons in Paris, and gained a lot of attention for his work. I noted he painted quite a number of Catholic scenes in 1840, although I don't know if that was greater piety as he aged or just a coincidence. There is another French painter, his nephew, Jean-Marie Oscar Gue, whose works are often confused on the internet. We prefer the first Gue, but may list more pictures from both, because the latter is also a fine painter with many fine Catholic artworks.

– 5x7", 8.5 x 11", 11x14", 13x17", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"

** 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.