Titles of Mary

marble more than any other sculpture he created to make it extra shiny. The sculpture presents the Virgin Mary holding the deceased body of Christ in her arms after he was put down from the cross, then later was placed inside the tomb. The most common form being sculptured at that time was the Pietas. Michelangelo’s version of Pietas is a lot less…

The painter Parmigianino, in his art piece, Madonna with the long neck, captures a fused narrative that comes from another art piece, “Vision of Saint Jerome”. The piece portrays the virgin Mary holding a young baby Christ. The piece is an oil painting that measures 7 by 4 feet, and was created between the years of 1534 through 1540. Unfortunately the piece was never finished because the artist became deceased. The painting holds eight subjects. From left to right there stands a group of young…

St. Agnes “Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him whom the angels serve.”- St. Agnes In Latin Agnes means lamb (agnum) which sounds like her name. The symbol of the lamb is youth and innocence. This is symbolized for her because she died at a very young age. Purity,Innocence, and Faith are three words that greatly describe St.Agnes. She lived from 291 to 304 AD and was martyred during the rule of Diocletian at the age of twelve or thirteen. St.Agnes…

mentioned in Wilkens book, but also many times in the Bible. Galatians 4:4 states that “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a women and born under the law” (2, pg. 1062). This means God had the perfect time set for His son who Mary had given birth to under the Jewish law to go and redeem those who believe in Christ (1, pg. 1976). John 1:14 says “The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came…

Mary Maloney had now moved out of the house where she killed her husband Patrick. She moved into a small apartment where she was going to raise her unborn child she was a month away till it's due date. She didn't know its gender. So she decorated the nursery with Winnie the pooh characters. Mary thought about how she killed Patrick often and how she had gotten away with it so easily. But she did wonder if he would have been a good father if would have helped put the bed together, and help pick…

When looking at the entrance all I can think about is that statue in the image represent a community and in this case is a religion community, with the virgin standing proud and strong in the middle of the door showing the powerful image of power and adoration making it the central focus point of the church, after you can notice the rest of the statues that differ a little in size but still have a big enough standing point to remain important, when you see the rest of the image you can tell the…

St. Margaret Clitherow Middleton is the patron saint of businesswomen. Being a patron saint means they hold a special protection over a group of people. She was raised as a protestant and converted to Roman Catholicism a few years after marriage. The moments leading up to her conversion were because she did not find truth or comfort in the doctrine of the new church. Her husband owned a successful butcher shop in which she helped run. Margaret was put in prison multiple times for harboring…

Sainte-Chapelle Chelsea Gross ARTH-100 OL1 Art History Essay Professor Landrus November 17th, 2014 Word Count: 1524 The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal medieval Gothic Chapel. The chapel was commissioned by Louis IX of France to hold his collection of Passion Relics. [1] The Sainte- Chapelle is one of the earliest surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace and is considered a high achievement…

In this paper, one will describe the oil painting Madonna Enthroned. The central figure of this piece, as indicated by the title, is the enthroned Mary. Mary is grasping her son Jesus and is flanked on both sides by a number of angels. Below Mary and the angels is four elderly men, two of whom are divided by columns of the throne. Beginning with Mary, one immediately notices her halo as highlighted by numerous red, white, and darker red stylized jewels. Her face is oddly proportioned, with…

features sculptures, drawings, decorative arts, and even manuscripts. While at The Getty, there was much art to observe, but I had settled on three distinct pieces of art. All of the pieces of art were Italian and were created before the 1500s. The titles of the pieces of art are Branchini Madonna, Martyrdom of Pope-Saint Caius, and The Madonna and Child. The pieces were all great pieces of art and were distinct in their nature. The art gives insight as to how society was during that time and…