Picturing Mary
Subtitle: woman, mother, idea
By: organized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts ; Kathryn Wat, Curator ; Timothy Verdon, Guest Curator ; Elizabeth Lynch, Editor ; Benjamin Shaykin, catalog design
Contributors: Katz, Melissa R., essayist; Remensnyder, Amy G. (Amy Goodrich), 1960- essayist; Rubin, Miri, 1956- essayist; National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.); Mondo Mostre
Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers; National Museum of Women in the Arts; Scala Arts Publishers Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781857598957
Subjects: Exhibitions; Art; Pictorial works; Symbolism
Description: "Iconic and devotional, but also fraught with social and political significance, the image of the Virgin Mary has shaped Western art since the sixth century. Depictions of the Virgin Mary in art through the ages are examined from a unique combination of religious, cross-cultural, and contemporary art-historical perspectives. The through-provoking texts in "Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea" examine Mary's image as an enthroned queen, a tender young mother, and a pious woman, demonstrating how her personification of womanhood has resonated throughout history to the present day." -- Inside front dust jacket flap.
Notes: Published to accompany an exhibition held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Dec. 5th, 2014-Apr. 12th, 2015.

Contains bibliographical references (page 158).
Table of contents: title: Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea  -- Timothy Verdon; title: God-Bear and Woman: Christian Traditions of Picturing Mary throughout History  -- Miri Rubin; title: Warrior Diplomat: Mary Between Islam and Christianity  -- Amy G. Remensnyder -- Mary, the Mirror: Sacred Imagery and Secular Experience / -- Melissa R. Katz; title: Picturing Mary: 14th-19th Centuries --- Notes -- Exhibition Checklist -- Additional Reading -- Glossary.