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unknown artist entitled, The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. This particular painting is located in the American Art - Spanish Colonial level in the Dallas Museum of Art and is part of The Cleofas and Celia de la Garza Collection.  In this particular painting, references from Catholic theology are used throughout the entire painting. The painting is a vision of one of Christ’s first disciples, St. John, an apostle of Jesus Christ. The painting revolves around the Virgin Mary, a woman free of sin

Cult of the Virgin in the Gothic Era: Was there another side to the Virgin’s image? In the Gothic era, when it was popular for artist to create images and symbols of the Virgin Mary, began the Cult of the Virgin. Many artists focused on the Virgin Mary with Christ as the main topic in their art work. Did all the creations made of the Virgin portray her as good? Could some of the artists want to give a negative interpretation of the Virgin that could have only been seen through the artist’s eye

typically spoken with rosary beads, and directed towards the Virgin Mary. Personal devotions became an increasingly common practice during the late 1340’s, following the proliferation of the Black Death especially within populated Italian cities (Gardner, p.406). Responding to the growing fervor for the Bible, artists receive many commissions to conceive biblical legends into reality. The Madonna and Christ child in both Strauss Madonna and Virgin and Child convey an allegorical and symbolistic representation

The Virgin Mary is the most enigmatic figure of the New Testament, her role, as Mother of the Church was not defined within the gospels chronicling Jesus’ life. Throughout scripture, Mary is portrayed as the perfect mother, the archetypal mother who is ever present during her son’s life and ministry, even his death. The limited information about Mary provided in scripture has led protestant reformers to accuse Catholics of worshipping Mary. The Catholic Church in ecumenical councils, sought to clarify

Virgin Mary is shown in various manifestations. In the Middle Ages it was shown that Mary was the virgin holding baby Jesus. Mary was known to be the virgin who married Joseph. Due to being Jesus’ mother, she was also made out to be the woman in Revelation. She is the woman that has the sun with the moon under her feet. In many apparitions she is seen to be in the sky which can conclude back to Revelation with the imagery of her having the sun while the moon is under her. She is also seen as the

What a sensation was made about the Sensation exhibition in the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The focus of Mayor Giuliani's outcry was the piece "The Holy Virgin Mary" by Chris Ofili. Funny, he didn't give attention to some of the other outrageous works including the pubescent female mannequins studded with erect penises, vaginas, and anuses, fused together in various postures of sexual coupling, or the portrait of a child molester and murder made from what appears like child hand prints or bisected animals

While visiting the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe I discovered how religion is capable of bring a community together to worship one religion. The cathedral shrine of the virgin of Guadalupe is a catholic church and is the second largest Catholic Church membership in the United States. As a result, I found it to be the perfect location to visit for this reflection paper because of my family has been practicing the Catholic religion for many years. Additionally, this experience also allowed

Essay Sir Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur. He was born July 18th 1950 in Blackheath, London. He is known as the founder of the Virgin brand and to be quite the adventurer. The Virgin brand consists of more than 400 companies and to mention some of those are Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Trains and Virgin Mobile. He as a person has made several attempts to break numerous world records. Although he had to try 2 times, he broke the record in fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing with

Virgin Group LTD is a British venture capital conglomerate that has been around since 1970. Virgin encompasses over 400 different companies located in many industries such as: financial services, transport, food and drink, media and telecommunications. Headquartered in London, this British corporation has come a very long way since it’s birth in 1970. One of the main reasons for the companies success is because of its founder; Sir Richard Branson. Branson, born July 18th, 1950 in London

Virgin America, not to be confused with Virgin Atlantic, is a United States-based low-cost airline founded in early 2004. After beginning service in August 2007, Virgin America completed its IPO in November 2014. Virgin America markets itself as a low-fare, high-quality service for long-haul flights across the United States. Though the airline’s main hub is in San Francisco, focus city hubs are operated in both Los Angeles and Dallas. Commonly confused for Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, while initially