Religious images still first choice for greetings cards
A LEADING art library which licenses images for use on Christmas cards has revealed that traditional religious images are still the preferred choice for the seasonal greetings cards.
The Bridgeman Art Library, the renowned British fine art image library, today announced the 'top five' Christmas card trends for 2007. This year, Bridgeman has licensed over 200 images for Christmas cards and once again, traditional religious images come in first place -- particularly fine art depictions of angels.
The Library said that a newcomer to the top five list is Japanese art: this year, a number of major greetings card companies, including Hallmark and Paperchase, have licensed Japanese snow scenes such as the Kuniyoshi woodblock print of A Snowstorm at Kinryozan Temple....