Virgin Group Essay

The two works of art in focus are San José y el Niño (Saint Joseph and the Christ Child), and Cruzando El Río Bravo (Border Crossing). The first sculpture, San José y el Niño, is made of polychrome and gilded wood, and was created in Santiago de Guatemala by an unknown artist in the 18th century. As the name might imply, this statue is of Saint Joseph holding baby Jesus. This sculpture was created in veneration of him, as people “throughout Spanish America…prayed to him for a peaceful death”…

The Immaculate Conception is Antonio de Pereda’s artistic interpretation of the Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne. The subject of this art piece is the conception of Virgin Mary as describe by John the Evangelist in The Book of Revelation. The painter portrays the Catholic Church’s belief of the sinless birth of Virgin Mary though a variety of painterly devices— composition, color, lighting, movement, mood, and balance. This oil on canvas is characteristic of the Baroque period…

connection towards Mary. She would have a prayer session just devoted to Mary. Back in Mexico, she was very religious and was even enrolled in a society called the Daughters of the Virgin Mary. I listened to my grandma about her faith and how meaningful being part of that society was. She was teaching me about the Virgin Mary and let me read from the special books that she owned. My grandma would tell me that Mary would always be there for me no matter what and would always listen to…

individual with a sense of belonging and a sense of historical continuity (pinney 1996). In this paper I will examine the Hispanic group collective history and interview a friend by the name Christina. Who selects her ethnicity as a Latino ethnicity and I will compare the information, to that of researched throughout the paper. The Latino population is a diverse group among the United States. Thus including backgrounds such as Puerto Ricans, Mexican, Dominicans, Cuban, and Central Americans.…

on our group presentation and the work that led up to it. I will cover how are rules and norms contributed to how the group functioned. How the different roles we took contributed or took away from our group success. Just how far using your decision making and leaderships skills can take you within your group environments. I will also talk about how our group was effective what made it so, and what I learned from this experience. Finally, I will address just how cohesive we were as a group and…

For this Artifact Creation Task, my group consisted of Martina, Tesha and Sara, sitting beside one another; we decided to form a group. After we were briefed on this task, it was extremely necessary for us to have a way that we could communicate with each other effectively and efficiently. After discovering each of us had a Facebook account, it was unanimous that a Facebook group chat was the best way to go. Throughout the task, the Facebook chat was significant in connecting us together…

(Berger, 2010). At this time in one’s life they are making a distinction in their sexual orientation by realizing who they are attracted to; the same sex, opposite sex or both. In 2011, in the United States one third of high school seniors were still virgins because of better sexual education at home and in school (Berger, 2010). The teen’s pregnancy rate has decreased in the U.S. in part because of the lack family support in caring for a baby and a decreased job market (Berger, 2010). Factors…

portrayals of what defines true womanhood some begin the conversation with the commonly gender specifics terms which are called Marianismo and Hembrismo (Greer; Asencio). Scholars have defined Marianismo as “derived from the Catholic belief in the Virgin Mary—ascribes superior morality and spirituality to the Latina woman, who is considered able to endure suffering more than men. Her traditional femininity is portrayed as submissive, religious, modest, and humble, and a woman who will sacrifice…

past, a fundamental purpose of art revolves around religion (Jirousek, Charlotte). Mary, the Mother of God, plays an extremely important role in the teachings of Christianity. Marian art represents a shorter title for pieces of work that depict the Virgin Mary. Art equips us with a beautiful opportunity to express our emotions and passions; such passions for the Queen of Heaven…

Even though they may have portrayed some aspects of true woman hood, there were actions that could be forgiven and making them become less of a true woman. The only woman that is considered the true woman is the Virgin Mary. She stays pure, doesn’t speak out of context, and is never portrayed in a way that is looked down upon. She contains all of the qualities of true womanhood, a good wife and mother, along with being pure, religious, and domestic. On the contrary…