Virgin America

began preaching against the title Theotokos or Mother of God, beginning to be used of the Virgin Mary. He distinguished between the logos (“divine nature”) and Christ (the Son, the Lord) as a union of divine nature and human nature. He refused to attribute the human acts and the sufferings of Jesus to the divine nature, arguing that God could not suffer on the cross, as God is omnipotent. Therefore the Virgin Mary, could not be viewed as the Mother of God, but simply as the mother of a man. St.…

A woman who was a virgin, or even claimed a vow of chastity, was virtuous in the eyes of the church, and through this symbol the ‘ideal woman’ was born. This is clearly exhibited by Rosa’s vow of chastity, outward modesty, and purity of life that she honored in her personal…

The Timken Museum of art holds the painting Death of the Virgin by Petrus Christus, ca 1460-65 Putnam Foundation, oil on oak, transferred to mahogany (171.1x138.4 cm). There are six different galleries the Italian gallery, the French gallery, the American gallery, the Donna Knox sefton gallery, the Special Exhibition gallery and the Icon gallery. The Italian gallery is pink and the paintings hang from the walls on pink cords. The French gallery is a mirror image of the Italian gallery. The…

gilded wood, and was created in Santiago de Guatemala by an unknown artist in the 18th century. As the name might imply, this statue is of Saint Joseph holding baby Jesus. This sculpture was created in veneration of him, as people “throughout Spanish America…prayed to him for a peaceful death” (Blanton Museum of Art). The second work, Cruzando El Río Bravo, is a 20th century painted fiberglass sculpture of “a Mexican man carrying a woman and infant on his back across the Rio Grande River”…

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…

connection towards Mary. She would have a prayer session just devoted to Mary. Back in Mexico, she was very religious and was even enrolled in a society called the Daughters of the Virgin Mary. I listened to my grandma about her faith and how meaningful being part of that society was. She was teaching me about the Virgin Mary and let me read from the special books that she owned. My grandma would tell me that Mary would always be there for me no matter what and would always listen to…

portrayals of what defines true womanhood some begin the conversation with the commonly gender specifics terms which are called Marianismo and Hembrismo (Greer; Asencio). Scholars have defined Marianismo as “derived from the Catholic belief in the Virgin Mary—ascribes superior morality and spirituality to the Latina woman, who is considered able to endure suffering more than men. Her traditional femininity is portrayed as submissive, religious, modest, and humble, and a woman who will sacrifice…

past, a fundamental purpose of art revolves around 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…

Even though they may have portrayed some aspects of true woman hood, there were actions that could be forgiven and making them become less of a true woman. The only woman that is considered the true woman is the Virgin Mary. She stays pure, doesn’t speak out of context, and is never portrayed in a way that is looked down upon. She contains all of the qualities of true womanhood, a good wife and mother, along with being pure, religious, and domestic. On the contrary…

Mother-Daughter Torment In Stephen Crane’s novella “Maggie, A Girl of the Streets”, the abundant examples of situational and dramatic irony highlights the personalities of the characters, characterizes individuals, and contributes to the development of the mother-daughter relationship between Mary and Maggie making it easier to relate to the characters and their problems. Mary develops as an ironic character in her nature as a mother and a drunk alcoholic. On the other hand, Maggie believes that…