Immaculate Conception

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 which defined the art of the 17th century. In this time, the style was influenced and encouraged by the Catholic Church as a tool to spread their teachings. As one of the leading artist of this moment, de Pereda’s depiction serves as the foundation image of the figure of The Immaculate…

representing the three aspects of her perpetual virginity. Her flower is a rose; the flowers turned to roses in the story of Guadalupe, there were two yellow roses at her feet in Lourdes, and people who are around her presence reports smells and sightings of roses. Catholics believe in these apparitions and the promises of Mary’s word as well as her intercession for prayer creating a special and unique relationship with her. Catholics ultimately believe that Mary is no doubt the Mother of God.…

Mary’s purity is real, the piece is also able to prove to the audience that this is true. It does this through the help of the allegorical characters of Doubt, Sin, Contemplation, and Faith to name a few. It would appear that these pieces help the author better understand what is happening and feel closer to the play, because everyone feels and experiences these. But, Perez wants to show that an analysis of this play will show that de Vega used The Virgin for more than just her purity. She…

the magician who appears on stage at Le Grande Cirque de St. Vite is none other than Paul Dempster, shrouded in secrecy under the cloak of his alias “Faustus Lagrande”. Missing his wallet after the show, Dunny safely assumes that Faustus was the thief of his wallet- an assumption that is later proven appropriate. Dunny finds his next great adventure when he travels to Holland to meet the Bollandists, which proves to be a journey in which he finds further enlightenment and knowledge of saints.…

religions might do. For instance, this essay will explore the differences and similarities between the fiction book “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ” by José Saramago and the gospels in the New Testament. In Catholicism, sex is seen only as a mean of reproduction and only permitted within marriage. Sex in catholicism is also not supposed to be pleasurable.It should also be mentioned as well that within catholicism, everyone is born with the original sin, which is an “hereditary stain…

(Madonna, Religious). The depiction of this dogma, described above, requires less thought to dissect. However, each dogma after the next becomes harder to comprehend and illustrate. The second Marian dogma is Mary’s Perpetual Virginity. This teaching refers to Mary being ever-virgin even after the birth of Christ. The most common representation of this dogma would be the nativity scene or the annunciation, when the angel Gabriel visits her. The two remaining dogmas focus on the picture Mary…

Saint Bernadette was born into a poor family. When Bernadette was 14 years old, Bernadette and two of her friends went to get firewood because it was the winter and they needed to light a fire. They decided to get wood at Massabielle, a dump, and they had to go through a cold stream. Bernadette couldn’t go through the water because she had a cold. While Bernadette's two friends went through the water Bernadette was visited by a beautiful lady. The beautiful lady said she was the immaculate…

In his novel, Star of the Sea, Joseph O’Connor recounts the story of the people on the ship, Star of the Sea, as they make the perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to America in search of a better life. However, the individuals aboard the ship are corrupt and deceitful, but one character, Mary Duane, remains unscathed by the sin surrounding her. Thus, in the novel, Star of the Sea, Mary Duane serves as the hero of the story. For a hero to begin their journey, he or she must…

Entering a Christian church, one cannot help but notice how warmly those attending the service are welcomed inside, being greeted in a familial sense as “brother” or “sister.” This results in a strong sentiment of community and an impression of the church as a sort of haven, a place of stillness and peace from the endless commotion of the outdoors. The construction of such places surely stems from man 's desire for solace from the world around him, which appears so uncontrollable and mysterious.…

Some kids are army brats, some kids are marine brats, some are navy brats… I, on the other hand, am a garage brat. My parents opened their own automotive repair business upon learning that my mother was pregnant. This business would expand into a towing company. Not surprisingly, my first memory is being in a truck. I was just two years old, and I was seated between my parents. This was before my parents abandoned their favorite hobby, drag racing, in order to be dedicated entrepreneurs. We…