The return from Calvary (the Golgotha)

Text on the back -POST CARD Calvary No. 90;Production period - ca. 1920-?;founders, architects, painters etc. - Herbert Schmalz;Front Period - 1892;Category - New Testament scenes;Description - A sepia reproduction of Herbert Schmaltz's painting 'The return from Calvary'. On the left are Virgin Mary held by Mary Magdalene and John, while two other women ascend the steps on the right. Behind them is an imagined landscape of Jerusalem, with several roman styled structures (as the triumphal arch). The painting depicts the moment after Jesus Christ's crucifixion on the Calvary (also known as the Golgotha). [M. J.];Back Description - A divided back with a caption on the left rim and a serial number at the bottom center.;Research details office marks Remarks - The postcard resemble in quality, tones and back side design to the Jamal Bros. series of postcards, and even has a sequential serial number for the same series. The origin of the opstcard and the period of production are estimated according to this resemblence. [M. J.]