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Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Iconic and devotional, but also fraught with social and political significance, the image of the Virgin Mary has shaped Western art since the sixth century. Depictions of the Virgin Mary in art through the ages are examined from a unique combination of Christian, Jewish, Muslim and contemporary art-historical perspectives. The thought-provoking texts examine Mary's image as an enthroned queen, a tender young mother and a pious woman, demonstrating how her personification of womanhood has resonated throughout history to the present day.

Pages: 160

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Inc.

Release: January 22, 2015

ISBN: 1857598954

ISBN 13: 9781857598957

Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Iconic and devotional, but also fraught with social and political significance, the image of the Virgin Mary has shaped Western art since the sixth century. Depictions of the Virgin Mary in art through the ages are examined from a unique combination of Christian, Jewish, Muslim and contemporary art-historical perspectives. The thought-provoking texts examine Mary's image as an enthroned queen, a tender young mother and a pious woman, demonstrating how her personification of womanhood has resonated throughout history to the present day.

Pages: 160

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Inc.

Release: January 22, 2015

ISBN: 1857598954

ISBN 13: 9781857598957

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