{"id":2154,"date":"2016-05-06T12:21:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T17:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/mysticpost\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2016-05-06T16:58:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T21:58:21","slug":"ten-most-unforgettable-artistic-portrayals-of-the-virgin-mary-artist-for-number-10-will-surprise-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mysticpost\/2016\/05\/06\/ten-most-unforgettable-artistic-portrayals-of-the-virgin-mary-artist-for-number-10-will-surprise-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Beautiful Artistic Portrayals of the Virgin Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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  1. Salvador Dali\u2019s Crucifixion \u2013 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, Citt\u00e0 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.<\/p>\n

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    3. Painting of The Virgin Mary in St James Church at Medjugorje. \u00a0Visionaries of alleged apparitions claim it most closely resembles the Virgin Mary they see in their private revelations. \u00a0The original 76\u2033 x 109\u2033 oil on canvas painting was created in 1998 by the famous Italian artist Carmelo Puzzolo.<\/p>\n

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    4.\u00a0\u201cMadonna of Port Lligat\u201d, created in 1949 by Salvador Dali<\/p>\n

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    5. Fra Angelico\u2019s 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<\/p>\n

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    6. Virgin Mary by Sassoferrato, 17th century. Lobkowicz Palace, Prague, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

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    7.\u00a0The Black Madonna of Cz\u0119stochowa<\/b> (Polish: Czarna Madonna<\/i> or Matka Boska Cz\u0119stochowska<\/i><\/span>, Latin: Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte<\/i><\/span> ), also known as Our Lady of Cz\u0119stochowa<\/b>, is a revered iconof the Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna G\u00f3ra Monastery in Cz\u0119stochowa, Poland.<\/p>\n

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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<\/p>\n

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    9. The Piet\u00e0<\/b><\/i> (Italian:\u00a0<\/small>[pje\u02c8ta]<\/a><\/span>; 1498\u20131499) is a work of Renaissance<\/a> sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti<\/a>, housed in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica<\/a>, Vatican City<\/a>. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme<\/a> by the artist. The statue was commissioned for the French Cardinal<\/a> Jean de Bilh\u00e8res<\/a>, who was a representative in Rome.<\/p>\n

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    10. Painted by God \u00a0\u2013 Our Lady of Guadalupe \u2013 Mexico 1531<\/p>\n

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    Salvador Dali\u2019s Crucifixion \u2013 1954 at the MoMA is overwhelming. 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, Citt\u00e0 di Castello, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2537,"featured_media":2156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medjugorje"],"yoast_head":"\nTen Beautiful Artistic Portrayals of the Virgin Mary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Salvador Dali's Crucifixion - 1954 at the MoMA is overwhelming. 2. 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