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Saint Mary Collection (#38)

"Saint Mary: A Timeless Icon of Devotion and Beauty" Throughout history, it has been depicted in various forms of art, capturing the essence of her divine presence

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Judith, 1504. Artist: Giorgione

Judith, 1504. Artist: Giorgione
Judith, 1504. Found in the collection of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Crowning of the Virgin (Oddi Altar), 1502-1503. Artist: Raphael

The Crowning of the Virgin (Oddi Altar), 1502-1503. Artist: Raphael
The Crowning of the Virgin (Oddi Altar), 1502-1503. The altarpiece combines two scenes common in Quattrocento iconography

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna del Cardellino, 1507. Artist: Raphael

Madonna del Cardellino, 1507. Artist: Raphael
Madonna del Cardellino, 1507. The Madonna of the Goldfinch, one of Raphaels Florentine panels, was painted by Raphael for the marriage of his friend Lorenzo Nasi

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Mackintosh Madonna, c1510-1512. Artist: Raphael

The Mackintosh Madonna, c1510-1512. Artist: Raphael
The Mackintosh Madonna, c1510-1512. The painting is also known as the Madonna of the Tower due to the building visible in the left background. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Ansidei Madonna, 1505. Artist: Raphael

The Ansidei Madonna, 1505. Artist: Raphael
The Ansidei Madonna, 1505. This altarpiece shows the Virgin on a high throne, with Saint John the Baptist on the left, and Saint Nicholas of Bari to the right

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna della Seggiola, 1514. Artist: Raphael

Madonna della Seggiola, 1514. Artist: Raphael
Madonna della Seggiola, 1514. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist. Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures have made this one of Raphaels most popular Madonnas

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna del Granduca, 1504. Artist: Raphael

Madonna del Granduca, 1504. Artist: Raphael
Madonna del Granduca, 1504. From the collection of the Pitti Palace, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Heures a lusaige de Romme, Paris, Pigouchet for Vostre, 20 December, 1502, (1910)

Heures a lusaige de Romme, Paris, Pigouchet for Vostre, 20 December, 1502, (1910). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1910)

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna and Child with Saints, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino

Madonna and Child with Saints, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino
Madonna and Child with Saints, c1470-1523

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Magi, 1526. Artist: Quentin Metsys I

The Adoration of the Magi, 1526. Artist: Quentin Metsys I
The Adoration of the Magi, 1526. Located in the collection at, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Annunciation, c1470-1472. Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini

Annunciation, c1470-1472. Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Annunciation, c1470-1472. The painting comes from the church of San Domenico, Siena

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna and Child, c1450-1495. Artist: Matteo di Giovanni

Madonna and Child, c1450-1495. Artist: Matteo di Giovanni
Madonna and Child, c1450-1495

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Annunciation, c1530-1577. Artist: Hans Speeckaert

The Annunciation, c1530-1577. Artist: Hans Speeckaert
The Annunciation, c1530-1577

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna and Child, (Rucellai Madonna), 1285. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

Madonna and Child, (Rucellai Madonna), 1285. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Madonna and Child, (Rucellai Madonna), 1285. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Maesta, (Madonna with Angels and Saints), 1308-1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

Maesta, (Madonna with Angels and Saints), 1308-1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Maesta, (Madonna with Angels and Saints), 1308-1311. Found in the collection of the Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Holy Virgin with the Christ Child and Saints, c1278-1318. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

The Holy Virgin with the Christ Child and Saints, c1278-1318. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
The Holy Virgin with the Christ Child and Saints, c1278-1318

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna and Child with St Dominic and St Aurea, c1315. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

Madonna and Child with St Dominic and St Aurea, c1315. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Madonna and Child with St Dominic and St Aurea, c1315. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Birth of the Virgin, 1342. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti

Birth of the Virgin, 1342. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
Birth of the Virgin, 1342. From the collection of the Opera del Duomo, Siena

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail)

The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail), c1306-1348 Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail), c1306-1348. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, c1306-1348. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti

The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, c1306-1348. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, c1306-1348. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Maesta, 1315. Artist: Simone Martini

Maesta, 1315. Artist: Simone Martini
Maesta, 1315. A fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna and Child with Angels, c1443. Artist: Andrea del Castagno

Madonna and Child with Angels, c1443. Artist: Andrea del Castagno
Madonna and Child with Angels, c1443. The Madonna and Child with Angels, John the Baptist and Jerome and two youths from the Pazzi Household. From the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatin, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Virgin and Child before a Firescreen, 1440. Artist: Robert Campin

The Virgin and Child before a Firescreen, 1440. Artist: Robert Campin
The Virgin and Child before a Firescreen, 1440. The Virgin is depicted seated on a wooden bench in front of a large wicker firescreen, the shape of which is suggestive of a halo

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna and Child before a Fireplace, 1430s. Artist: Robert Campin

Madonna and Child before a Fireplace, 1430s. Artist: Robert Campin
Madonna and Child before a Fireplace, 1430s. In this painting, the right panel of a diptych, Mary is depicted as an ordinary Netherlandish woman seated in front of the hearth

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Magi, c1567. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Adoration of the Magi, c1567. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Adoration of the Magi, c1567. From the collection of the Museo Correr, Venice, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. The Adoration of Three Kings presenting their gifts are treated as caricatures whilst the Virgin is not idealised

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Kings, 1564. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Adoration of the Kings, 1564. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Adoration of the Kings, 1564. The Adoration of Three Kings presenting their gifts are treated as caricatures whilst the Virgin is not idealised. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Magi (detail), c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger

The Adoration of the Magi (detail), c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Adoration of the Magi (detail), c1584-1638. Private collection

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Panciatichi Holy Family, 1530-1532. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino

The Panciatichi Holy Family, 1530-1532. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino
The Panciatichi Holy Family, 1530-1532. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Adoration of the Kings, 1598. Artist: Jan Brueghel the Elder

Adoration of the Kings, 1598. Artist: Jan Brueghel the Elder
Adoration of the Kings, 1598. Located in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491. Artist: Carlo Crivelli

The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491. Artist: Carlo Crivelli
The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Nativity Scene, 1522-1530. Artist: Correggio

Nativity Scene, 1522-1530. Artist: Correggio
Nativity Scene, 1522-1530. From the collection of the Gemaeldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Virgin and Child, c1505. Artist: Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano

The Virgin and Child, c1505. Artist: Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano
The Virgin and Child, c1505. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Nativity, 1452. Artist: Petrus Christus

Nativity, 1452. Artist: Petrus Christus
Nativity, 1452. From the collection of the Groeninge Museum, Bruges

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Annunciation, 1452. Artist: Petrus Christus

Annunciation, 1452. Artist: Petrus Christus
Annunciation, 1452. From the collection of the Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Annunciation and Visitation, 1394-1399. Artist: Melchior Broederlam

Annunciation and Visitation, 1394-1399. Artist: Melchior Broederlam
Annunciation and Visitation, 1394-1399. Left-hand panel of an altar triptych in the Carthusian monastery at Dijon, France

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1460 s. Artist: Dieric Bouts

The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1460 s. Artist: Dieric Bouts
The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1460 s. Saint Peter and Saint Paul with the Virgin and Christ as a child, National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Virgin and Child, 15th Century. Artist: Dieric Bouts

Virgin and Child, 15th Century. Artist: Dieric Bouts
Virgin and Child, 15th Century. Located in the collection at, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Mary and Child, c1465. Artist: Dieric Bouts

Mary and Child, c1465. Artist: Dieric Bouts
Mary and Child, c1465. Located in the collection at, National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Annunciation, 1465-1470. Artist: Dieric Bouts

The Annunciation, 1465-1470. Artist: Dieric Bouts
The Annunciation, 1465-1470. Light heralds the Saviour, the dove signals the presence of the Holy Spirit, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Virgin and Child, c1444-1510. Artist: Sandro Botticelli

Virgin and Child, c1444-1510. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Virgin and Child, c1444-1510

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Virgin and Child with Saint John and an Angel, c1490. Artist: Sandro Botticelli

The Virgin and Child with Saint John and an Angel, c1490. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Virgin and Child with Saint John and an Angel, c1490. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Kings, c1470-1475. Artist: Sandro Botticelli

The Adoration of the Kings, c1470-1475. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Adoration of the Kings, c1470-1475. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Madonna of the Magnificat, 1482. Artist: Sandro Botticelli

Madonna of the Magnificat, 1482. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna of the Magnificat, 1482. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Annunciation, c1485. Artist: Sandro Botticelli

The Annunciation, c1485. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Annunciation, c1485. From the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: The Adoration of the Magi, c1490. Artist: Hieronymus Bosch

The Adoration of the Magi, c1490. Artist: Hieronymus Bosch
The Adoration of the Magi, c1490. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageSaint Mary Collection: Pala di Pesaro altarpiece, c1474. Artist: Giovanni Bellini

Pala di Pesaro altarpiece, c1474. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
Pala di Pesaro altarpiece, c1474. Coronation of the Virgin with Saints Paul, Peter, Jerome and Francis of Assisi with scenes from the lives of the saints in the predella panel




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"Saint Mary: A Timeless Icon of Devotion and Beauty" Throughout history, it has been depicted in various forms of art, capturing the essence of her divine presence. From oil paintings on wood panels to frescoes adorning church walls, her image continues to inspire awe and reverence. In "The Adoration of the Christ Child, " an unknown artist skillfully portrays Saint Mary's tender love for her son. The delicate brushstrokes convey a sense of serenity and devotion that transcends time. Fra Angelico's "The Annunciation" transports us back to the 15th century, where we witness the pivotal moment when Saint Mary receives news of her sacred mission. The vibrant colors and intricate details showcase the artist's mastery in capturing this holy event. Traveling to Whitby, Yorkshire, England, we find St. Mary's Church nestled amidst a picturesque harbor and abbey. This architectural marvel stands as a testament to Saint Mary's enduring influence across continents. Sandro Botticelli's "Madonna of the Magnificat" captivates with its ethereal beauty. Every brushstroke seems infused with grace as Saint Mary cradles baby Jesus in her arms while contemplating his divine destiny. Venturing into Ethiopia's Wollo region, one discovers a mesmerizing fresco depicting Madonna and Child at St. Mary’s Church (Bieta Maryam). This artwork serves as a reminder that Saint Mary’s reach extends far beyond Western traditions. Lorenzo Monaco’s masterpiece "The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin" showcases both motherly love and spiritual power emanating from Saint Mary as she intercedes on behalf of humanity before God. Michelangelo Caravaggio captures raw emotion in "The Laying in the Tomb. " Here we witness Saint Mary grieving over her son’s lifeless body—a poignant reminder that even saints experience profound sorrow.