300 likes | 347 Views
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Marymas, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus. Devotion to the innocence of Mary under this Marian title is widely celebrated in many cultures across globe.
E N D
The Birth of the Virgin The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, the Marymas or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus. Devotion to the innocence of Mary under this Marian title is widely celebrated in many cultures across globe. The earliest document commemorating Marymas comes from a hymn written in the sixth century. The feast may have originated somewhere in Syria or Palestine in the beginning of the sixth century, when after the Council of Ephesus, the cult of the Mother of God was greatly intensified, especially in Syria The scene was frequently depicted in art, as part of cycles of the Life of the Virgin. Medieval depictions of Mary in infancy often include her birth by Saint Anne Saint Anna 1525 Strasbourg, Musee des Beaux-Arts
Nativity of Mary Spain, 17th century Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)?
Ambrosius Benson (1519-1550) The Birth of the Virgin Prado Museum
Bartolomeo Vivarini (ca 1430 - 1491) Nacimiento de la Virgen María - Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa Venezia Nativity of Mary University of Dayton Libraries
Church of St Anne, Jerusalem (birthplace of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Icon of the Nativity of the Theotokos
Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) Birth of the Virgin, 1486-90 Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) Birth of the Virgin, 1486-90 Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence fragment
Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence Lodovica Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence St Joachim et Ste Anne
Erasmus Quellinus (II) Birth of the Virgin, 1650-1660 Museo del Prado
Erasmus Quellinus (II) Birth of the Virgin, 1650-1660 Museo del Prado
Erasmus Quellinus (II) Birth of the Virgin, 1650-1660 Museo del Prado
Erasmus Quellinus (II) Birth of the Virgin, 1650-1660 Museo del Prado
Fernando de los Llanos (1480–1510) Birth of the Virgin Main altarpiece of the cathedral of Valencia
Filippo Bellini Birth of the Virgin, c. 1590 - c. 1595 Rijksmuseum
Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (1654–1727) Belton House, Lincolnshire (Accredited Museum)
Fra Angelico (c. 1395 – 1455) Birth of the Virgin 1434 The Cortona Altarpiece Icon
Maestro de Sigena Birth of the Virgin 1519 Museo de Huesca, Spain
Maestro de Sigena Birth of the Virgin 1519 Museo de Huesca, Spain
Text and pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2020 Sound: Ave Maria by Vladimir Vavilov (G. Caccini) - Inessa Galante