Hail Mary

was a tondo created in the early 1480’s and considered one of the “most famous” depictions of the Madonna during this time (Botticelli). This composition was also in pyramidal form and again the central figure was that of the female figure the Virgin Mary. Based on the story of the Virgin’s Prayer in the gospel of Luke. Botticelli visualizes a scene that religiously promotes Mary’s prayer and interprets her reply to God. In this scene we see the Madonna being crowned the Queen of Heaven by two…

One of the common types of paintings in Colonial Peru during the 18th century was a portrait style depicting a single figure. These portraits were not created to only be a image of the person in the painting, but also to convey information about their life and their accomplishments. One of the most notable examples of this type of painting is the Portrait of Marcos Chiguan Thopa Coronilla Inca. Marcos, a royal Inca descendant is portrayed standing very similar to the posture of the Viceroys next…

Images of the “Virgin of Guadalupe” seem to be everywhere. As a symbol of “freedom for the oppressed native populations” according to Jeanette Favrot Peterson author of The Virgin of Guadalupe: Symbol of Conquest or Liberation?, the Virgin of Guadalupe seems to be a reoccurring piece of art starting at the middle of the sixteenth century. A very unique piece in its own the “Virgin of Guadalupe” by Miguel Gonzalez in 1698, is part of Spanish colonial art but also consists of different techniques…

time her kingdom is under a threat and in danger, she would make it to where their is no more trouble. She would do anything to keep her kingdom safe for her people, and getting everything they need. She even would not let Mary Queen of Scots take her throne. “So she had Mary on something like house arrest, but had her beheaded in 1587” (Huso). She had to do this so that she could keep her kingdom, and not let her enemies take her throne. She stayed strong for her people, she was not going to…

DESCRIPTION: Literal Qualities ABOUT THE WORK: Marry Cassatt created the painting The Child’s Bath in 1893. The painting is oil on canvas and is currently in the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. FROM THE WORK: Immediately we see a woman who is wearing a stripped tunic with her hair tied in a bun holding a small child who is wearing a towel around her waist. The woman appears to be washing the small child’s feet in a china bowl containing water with a pitcher nearby. The woman…

Virgin and Child between Saints Theodore and George serves the same function of being a devotional piece to the Virgin Mary as the Rottgen Pieta. The Rottgen Pieta dates circa 1300 and was created by painted wood. The Virgin Mary is depicted in complete opposite ways in each of the artworks. In the Virgin and Child between Saints Theodore and George, the artist shows the Virgin Mary as a strong, imperial mother by draping her in a dark and bold purple robe. The artist also utilizes hierarchy of…

that women may possess. On the other hand, what about the Virgin Mary? Some see the Virgin Mary undoing the evil caused by Eve (Bennet Pg. 194). However even though she is Jesus mother that’s still not enough to convince some of the men the worthiness of women. “ Men have been so ungrateful by forgetting that thanks to a woman, the Virgin Mary that the gates of paradise have been open to them”( De Pizan Pg. 130). Although the Virgin Mary is pure and important figure in Christian faith because…

Queen Elizabeth I: The Divergent Leader of England Queen Elizabeth I, commonly called “The Virgin Queen,” was the Queen of England throughout the late Sixteenth Century. She proceeded to become queen following her half half-sister, Queen Mary of Scots, reign. She set precedents in forth that are still being followed today many national leaders and everyday people. Queen Elizabeth I was a divergent, caring leader and the epitome of a non-conformist, revolutionizing a nation. Queen Elizabeth…

Edward VI wrote in his will that the throne be passed on to Lady Jane Grey, his once removed cousin, however after later scrutiny the throne was passed to Mary I. Lady Jane Grey was deposed by Mary I within thirteen days…

Virgin Mary. The painting had many effects achieved through painting over gold, which would make the painting much more valuable since it had been painted over gold. Seeing as the piece was done on something of actual monetary value, it would therefore signify that the art depicted shows an interest and strong values in religion itself. The crown on the Virgin Mary itself features glass gems as well. The objects most likely had been designed in order to show the beauty of the Virgin Mary and…