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Messengers of Hope: The Symbolism of Angels in Pictures of the Virgin Mary
Angels add a sense of heavenly grace and spiritual significance to images of Mary, reinforcing her role as an intercessor between humanity and the divine. Through their presence, artists convey the belief in Mary's perpetual intercession and the divine assistance offered to believers through the heavenly hosts.
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La Renaissance : la re-naissance de l’art, de la connaissance et de la culture
Aux antipodes de l’obscurantisme médiéval, l’arrivée rapide et imprévisible de la Renaissance s’imposa en Europe du XIVe au XVIe siècle.
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Die Renaissance: die Wiedergeburt von Kunst, Wissen und Kultur
Im Gegensatz zum mittelalterlichen Obskurantismus hat sich in Europa vom 14. bis zum 16. Jahrhundert die RenaissancealsWiedergeburt des antikenGeistes und als wesentliche Geistes-bewegung der Zeit durchgesetzt.
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The Renaissance: the rebirth of art, knowledge, and culture
In utter contrast to the obscurity of the medieval period which preceded it, the rapid and unexpected arrival of the Renaissance conquered Europe during the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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Madonnen
Zur Zeit der Renaissance porträtierten die italienischen Maler traditionell die Frauen ihrer Mäzene als Madonnen. Über Jahrhunderte hinweg wurde die Jungfrau Maria in religiösen Gemälden als milde und beschützende Mutter Gottes gemalt.
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Virgin Portraits
During the Renaissance, Italian painters would traditionally depict the wives of their patrons as Madonnas, often rendering them more beautiful than they actually were. Over centuries in religious paintings, the Madonna has been presented as the clement and protective mother of God. However, with the passing of time, Mary gradually lost some of her spiritual characteristics and became more mortal and accessible to human sentiments.
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Sistine Madonna, one of the oldest, but still among the most beautiful, women in the world
Raphael, everybody’s favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.* His namesake, Italian Renaissance painter, Raphael is also a favourite of his period; he continues to be admired and sought after the world over. Among his (the painter, of course) most famous works, The Parnassus (1511) and The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1515), is the Sistine Madonna (below). This work, both simple and beautiful, still raises a lot of questions. Why is Mary’s face already one of concern, much like her general disposition when standing next to Christ on the Crucifix? What’s the deal with the ghostly images in the background – are they souls or cherubs? To whom is Saint Sixtus referring with…
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