Virgin Media

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…

The Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, is a religious icon and symbol of Mexican nationalism and identity (Benedetti). Through analyzing the image and history of the Virgin of Guadalupe through the theoretical terms, e.g. gender, sexuality, identity, and authority, one is able to understand her meaning and importance to Mexico, the world, and the catholic church. Her importance can be examined through the use of these theoretical terms and how they intersect and connect with…

The artwork of The Death of the Virgin is one of Bartolomeo Vivarini showstoppers. The fine art is painted in wood with Tempera. While this work of art was painted on 1485. While this work of art is portraying the dead Virgin, it is encompassed by the messengers and her child Christ at the top. With extraordinary differentiations in utilizing the essential shades of red, blue and green, Bartolomeo utilized that advantaged to demonstrate the complexity of death to life. This work of art holds a…

The woman on the wall in Mr. White’s house is the Virgen de Guadalupe. She is the mother of Jesus. Traditionally, the Virgen is wearing a green robe with a pink dress underneath. While the painting on the wall, she wears green and has her hair in braids with white flowers around her¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬. When the White’s first moved into the house and saw the painting, they wanted to paint over it as soon as possible. Eventually though, Jamie grew to like it and told Mr. White not to paint over it. The…

The Our Lady of Laus is an elegant shrine and place of pilgrimage in the south-west part of France, in the town of Saint-Éttiene-le-Laus. The shrine depicts a teenage shepherdess named Benoîte Rencurel kneeling as in prayer to a young Mary holding baby Jesus. When Benoîte saw Mary, she has was told to build a grand chapel, "in honor of my son." Benoîte was also told to build a house next to the chapel for the priest to live The story of how Benoîte saw Mary dates back to the year 1664 in…

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…

has ever captured my attention: the Allegory of Salvation with the Virgin and Christ Child, St. Elizabeth, the Young St. John the Baptist and Two Angels. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary, holding the baby Jesus and St. Elizabeth with her son John the Baptist lying dead on the floor while there are two angels above them. It was produced by Italian artist, Rosso Fiorentino in year 1521. Fiorentino’s representation of the virgin and child is very grotesque that some of the art viewers believe…

The painting, The Marriage of the Virgin was is an oil on canvas created by Luis Juárez with being completed in 1635. It is about 2-3/5 feet tall and 1-2/5 feet wide. This painting was completed four years before Juárez died with living from 1585-1639 in New Spain. It is a painting that is part of the City of Davenport Art Collection with being a gift from an anonymous donor in 1995-6. It is currently being held at the Figge Art Museum. “Marriage of the Virgin represents the moment when the…

not be human. Catholics hold this humanization dear to their hearts and glorified Mary with a crowning. This crowning is of flowers is celebrated on October 11 which resembles the Coronation of the Virgin. The “Crown” of Mary is first mentioned in the 6th century as the “corona virginum” (crown of virgins). As in the olympic games we see the crowning as a victory and a form of strength but in religious views the crowning is Holy. It shows humility and glory which is later seen in the Baroque…

“Framed by images of physical and mental torture in dark interiors” (Max Beckmann in New York), the center panel depicts a woman and infant in the middle ground symbolize Mary and Jesus Christ as a child, child. The ugly, humble and degrading child in the right panel had transformed into a clean, beautiful and blonde, facing backward, pointing to the left. In the foreground, on the right is a Fisher King, symbolizing Christ, who is wearing a golden crown and belt. The opposite navigational…