Christian Hope

This painting is another of the most notable paintings in the St. James collection.  Created by Oertel in 1868, this is a painting in which Christian Hope is personified as a beautiful woman.  The woman's face gazes into the clear sky above her while a parting storm is shown behind her and in the lower left corner.  The white robe suggests righteousness, and she bears a red mantle of Joy clasped with a golden anchor.  A Jet Cross is suspended below the golden anchor.  The painting includes much religious symbolism.