Mary Alice

Donatello’s Mary Magdalene was a sculpture created during the Italian Renaissance in 1455, it was placed in the convent at Santa Maria di Cestello. Donatello’s Mary Magdalene was believed to have been created for a source of hope and inspiration to repent prostitutes at Covenant Santa Maria di Castello.1 This artwork is looked at today as an example of penitence, Renaissance realism, as well as one of the most famous expressions of female emotion.2 Not only is Donatello’s Mary Magdalene known…

are excessively narrow minded or perplexed. In the story "Mothers," in which Endo investigates his own association with his mom nearby an excursion to visit some kakure Christians, relatives of seventeenth century backsliders who worship the Virgin Mary; and "The War Generation," in which a man thinks about a show he went to in Tokyo amid the firebombing and how he should convey these concealed recollections in his typical, regular life. In this story demonstrate many related picture of mother…

The Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe A Marian apparition, an extraordinary appearance by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The figure is normally named after the town where it took place in, or a nickname given to Mary on the event of the apparition. In Catholicism, our woman of Guadalupe is the patron saint in Mexico, envisioned as a pure women clothed in a blue mantle. Her hands are folded, her eyes are looking downward and she is surrounded by a brilliant gleam. She is standing upright on a…

The Vesperbild and the Pieta are funeral monument pieces conveying the emotions of pity, passion, and pain. Christ and the Virgin Mary effectively capture and translate those emotions from the artists’ imagination. Each sculpture successfully depicts the death of Christ, which Mary holds upon her lap in vein with high details as well. Most importantly, both sculptors found it fit to extend a particular style which they made their own when sculpting. Beyond the Vesperbild and the Pieta both…

St. Helena and the Emperor Constantine Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin Mary was the piece of art work that stuck out to me the most which made me choose to write my analysis essay on this amazing well thought out art work. Some of my reasoning behind choosing this piece of art is the amazing story that it shares in just one picture. Just by looking at this piece of art you can tell there is so much emotion and knowledge behind making this painting. From observing this work, it made…

In 1558 the health of Mary got worse and by November 1558 it was acknowledged that the Queen would die soon. She did not want to be succeeded by Elizabeth, but the Council petitioned her to accepted Elizabeth as her heir and on November 6, Mary accepted it. On November 17, 1558, Mary died at the age of forty-two. (Whitelock n.p.) According to Anna Whitelock, Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen just six hours after Mary’s death. (Whitelock n.p.) With the death of Mary Tudor, Philip lost his rights…

The Sunday School Easter program was about to begin at Bethesda Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. For my last time speaking in front of the congregation before leaving for Tennessee State University (TSU), I was charged with introducing the speaker of the program. As I stood in front of hundreds of people to recite the introduction that I wrote, I was confident and thoughts of how far I had come since giving my life to Christ ran thru my mind. My spiritual journey began when I was about 5…

After cleaning her wounds, giving her multivitamins and handing her parasite medication she looked up at me with her cavity filled mouth smiling the biggest smile I had ever seen. She reached her arms out in front of her tiny body with her hands together and pointed them towards me. A translator whispered behind my shoulder that this was a sign of ultimate and saintlike respect. Her magnitude of gratefulness made me instantly humbled. With tears in her eyes, we hugged. Little did this…

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…

Table of contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1. The Victorian Era 3 Chapter 2. Tess, the tragedy of an unfair existence…