Exploring Mary through Art
Just in time for our Advent study! A new exhibit in Washington at the National Museum of Women in the Arts opened this week and will be up until April 12. Entitled "Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea", it "explores the concept of womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary as well as the social and sacred functions her image has served through time. This landmark exhibition organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts brings together more than 60 Renaissance- and Baroque-era masterworks from the Vatican Museums, Uffizi Gallery, and other museums, churches, and private collections in Europe and the United States."
Their website is here. They have a blog article about it. The Washington Post has covered it here with "Have Yourself a Mary Little Christmas". Not to be missed in an article in the National Geographic. In addition, there are several web bonus features on the site:
1. A Global Icon: Mary in Context, which delves into the global impact of Mary idea.
2. Interactive Preview of Picturing Mary. This "explores where the artworks traveled from, what to look for on each work, and which pieces are on view in the U.S. for the first time!"