Black Madonna

Virgin and Child created c. 1330-1350 CE in the Ile de France or Normandy out of limestone depicts the Virgin Mary holding presumably the baby Jesus on her hip. Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) created c. 960-1368 CE in China, however, is made primarily of wood and depicts an enlightened Bodhisattva named Guanyin or Avalokitesvara. While both works vary in their size, materials, styles, and subjects, their depictions of religious figures celebrates both of the respective religions of Christianity and…

Kathryn Patterson, ARTH 100: Visual Analysis, Essay 1, February 25, 2016 “Gazing Eyes: The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Angels” The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Angels, painted by Giovanni Martino Spanzotti is a piece of artwork that has directional lines, implied lines, balance, and one point linear perspective woven within the strokes to provide meaning to the viewers, while implying the importance of the child present. The painting uses these techniques to provide the…

Several of Madonna’s hits from 1980’s such as “Material Girl” and “Like a Prayer” have attracted prominence across the globe throughout recent decades and are some of the many features of American pop-culture and music. However, while many people can sing these songs word for word, few actually know much about the singer-songwriter’s personal life including the fact that she adopted two of her children from Malawi. On a global perspective, these adoptions can be viewed in a positive light…

always wanted more. Britney Spears, a teenage girl who just wanted to follow her dreams and become a star took it a little too far and became crazy. From a young age Britney has always gone outside the box with everything she has done. From kissing Madonna to dancing with a snake on stage you can always count on her to take it to the next level. On December 2, 1981 Jamie and Lynn Spears welcomed their first daughter, Britney Jean Spears into the world in the small town in Mississippi.…

learns from not only from the Boatwright sisters but also from the Black Mary statue how to forgive herself and others. Lily would pray before the statue and “started asking Mary for her special help” (136). Readers see Lily change when she describes how “[she] wanted to touch [the statue’s] vanishing red heart, as much as anything [she had] ever wanted” (163). The concealed guilt Lily had held onto for so long lead her to the black Mary and as she told the statue “you are my mother… You are…

Dunstable Ramsay, later Dunstan, is an intriguing, multi-faceted character with a diverse array of specialties. Though these specialties and abilities do not come to Dunny naturally, he does well to teach himself the knowledge of saints and magic, which brings him to all new understandings of life and leads him to places which greatly determine the course of events in this novel. Dunny’s involvement and interconnectedness with all of the significances within the story are what make him an…

February 26, 2011. This date marked the release of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” single, which debuted as number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (Wiser). Lady Gaga, otherwise known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an influential and unique pop singer songwriter in America. Her music reaches out to those of all ages, genders, and races. Gaga is well known for being ‘different’ throughout her pop culture career for things such as, her bold fashion choices that included showing up to an award…

Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Much paintings stand the test of time. Foraging new ideologies for our society and culture. Flowing and spiraling through the abysses of Van Gogh's and Munch's minds throws their emotional thoughts into the forms of paintings. Van Gogh is a Post-Impressionist artist meaning “he was drawn to bright colors and visible, distinctive brushstrokes” (Adams 789), with this in mind, the oil painting Starry Night was born. Stemming from this period was the emotional development…

50 Facts About Little Mix: Little Mix - Group of four small British girls with BIG voices stormed into musical world in December 2011 with their impressive debut singles “Cannonball” which topped in UK singles chart and gains huge popularity in Ireland. Apart from their featured appearance in ‘X Factor’, Little Mix discography has 2 Studio Albums, 10 singles and 13 Music Videos. This group of four singing girls joined together for the TV series X Factor in its eight series. They went on to…

born in 1488 and lived until 1576. The Madonna and Child with a Female Saint and the Infant Saint John the Baptist is a work created by Titian in the 1530s. This panel is done in oil medium and measures three feet and five and one half inches by four feet and ten and three eights inches, however because it is framed it appears larger measuring four feet and six and half inches by five feet and eleven and one eighth inches. Painted in the 16th century, The Madonna and Child with a Female Saint…