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Devotional portrait

Jesus at prayer, head bowed

Jesus in prayer, and a custom that comes with this kind of picture.

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Jesus with bowed head and clasped hands, wearing a pale robe inside an ornate frame
The pale robe and bowed head surrounded by a decorative gold-coloured frame. Open the full-size photograph (new tab)

Where the eye comes to rest

Jesus bows his head over clasped hands in this calm, close-up portrait. Nothing else enters the scene: only the pale robe, the long hair and the act of prayer.

Rosi worked the picture almost entirely in soft whites, greys and browns, 18 colours in all. Darker stitches mark the folds of the sleeves and the gaps between the fingers, and lighter threads run through the hair and across the robe. The hands sit near the centre, just below the lowered eyes, and that is where your gaze comes to rest.

Unframed needlework of Jesus praying with grey folds in his white robe
The front without its frame gives a clear view of the sleeves and clasped hands. Open the full-size photograph (new tab)

Behind the portrait

Out of its frame, the cloth shows the needlework more clearly: the heavy sleeves, the joined fingers, the gentle shading across the face. The whole tapestry is made by hand with 100% DMC threads, and the back is photographed as well, with all the colour changes behind the portrait.

Back of the prayer tapestry showing the mirrored figure and thread changes
The reverse of the cloth shows the colour changes behind the portrait. Open the full-size photograph (new tab)

A custom that comes with it

The notes that came with this tapestry describe a custom linked to its subject. A tapestry of Jesus in prayer is not bought in a shop but passed from hand to hand; once it is finished, it is blessed in church and hung at home in the hope of bringing the family happiness, health and love. Here it is shown in an ornate gold-coloured frame, and it suits a bedroom, a family room or a corner set aside for prayer.

This portrait is the only one of its kind.

Thread colours
18
Thread
100% DMC threads
Made
Entirely handmade

Ask about the prayer portrait

Rosi can tell you more about this portrait and the custom that goes with it.

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