Ten Beautiful Artistic Portrayals of the Virgin Mary

Ten Beautiful Artistic Portrayals of the Virgin Mary May 6, 2016
  1. Salvador Dali’s Crucifixion – 1954 at the MoMA is overwhelming.

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2. The Marriage of the Virgin, also known as Lo Sposalizio, is an oil painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. Completed in 1504 for the Franciscan church of San Francesco, Città di Castello, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph. It changed hands several times before settling in 1806 at the Pinacoteca di Brera.

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3. Painting of The Virgin Mary in St James Church at Medjugorje.  Visionaries of alleged apparitions claim it most closely resembles the Virgin Mary they see in their private revelations.  The original 76″ x 109″ oil on canvas painting was created in 1998 by the famous Italian artist Carmelo Puzzolo.

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4. “Madonna of Port Lligat”, created in 1949 by Salvador Dali

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5. Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation (c. 1438): In the original painting, the Virgin Mary meets the Angel Gabriel to be told she will give birth to Jesus Christ. However, on this occasion, it seems the painter missed the moment

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6. Virgin Mary by Sassoferrato, 17th century. Lobkowicz Palace, Prague, Czech Republic.

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7. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa (Polish: Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Częstochowska, Latin: Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte ), also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa, is a revered iconof the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland.

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8. The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus

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9. The Pietà (Italian: [pjeˈta]; 1498–1499) is a work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. The statue was commissioned for the French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères, who was a representative in Rome.

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10. Painted by God  – Our Lady of Guadalupe – Mexico 1531

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