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Lkr. Kleve Nordrhein-Westfalen Kapellenplatz 11
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Maria mit KindSaint Mary with ChildDie Mutter Jesu Christi |
Washington Msonza
2009? |
 
Shona style statue of St. Mary with Child.
The figure of Mary made of opal bears African features and portrays Mary in a majestic, but emphatically maternal attitude. The child seems to enjoy the security in the mother's cloak. Without naive romanticism, this representation of Mary expresses an aspect of Mary's reality that is otherwise not depicted in art: Mary is mother with maternal warmth. (translation of Zekorn, p. 49-50).
Depictions of Saint Mary
Saint Mary, as the mother of Jesus Christ, has a central role in the life of the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic veneration of her as the Blessed Virgin Mary has grown over time both in importance and manifestation, not only in prayer but in art, poetry and music.
She is usually depicted as a beautiful young woman, with a (blue) mantle. In the majority of the depictions she is having the Infant Jesus in her arms or on her lap.
Attributes of Saint Mary:
– A crown of 12 stars (Relevation 12:1), sometimes 7 stars.
– A royal crown, sometimes also a scepter: Mary Queen of Heaven.
– Standing on a globe.
– Standing on the crescent moon (Relevation 12:1).
– Crushing the serpent (dragon) under her feet.
The Infant Jesus sometimes has some attributes too:
– a crown and/or a royal orb.
– making a blessing gesture.
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