Chapel in the Countryside – "Capelle an der Mosel" – Carl Schlesinger – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Catholic Mom Below that it says

Below that it says

In this beautiful holy card from around the turn of the last century

which was an address in the French Quarter in Paris

They work for our well being and ultimately our salvation

Chapel in the Countryside – "Capelle an der Mosel" – Carl Schlesinger – Catholic Art – Catholic Gift – Archival Quality Catholic Mom Below that it saysThere used to be lots of chapels and wayside shrines like this dreamy one from the wine country of Mosel, Germany. The artist, Carl Schlesinger, made a huge career out of painting gorgeous rustic scenes of peasant and countryside life. Idealzed, yes, but realstic too: this is how women dressed, this is how a candlelit shrine looked in daytime, even the sailboat would look its best with the wind just so and the perfect, late afternoon light making it