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 Bible Art

The Coronation of the Virgin
Artist: Hans von Aachen
 1596    Painting

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The Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond. The subject honoring Mary became common as part of a general increase in devotion to Mary in the Early Gothic period, and is one of the commonest subjects in surviving 14th-century Italian panel paintings, mostly made to go on a side-altar in a church. The great majority of Roman Catholic churches had (and have) a side altar or "Lady chapel" dedicated to Mary.

This painting is oil on canvas, measures 205 x 146 cms | 80 1/2 x 57 1/4 ins and is housed in the  Basilica of Saints Ulrich and Afra A, Germany

The Coronation of the Virgin
Artist: Velázquez
 1635-36    Painting

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The Coronation of the Virgin is a painting by Diego Velázquez of the Holy Trinity crowning the Blessed Virgin Mary, a theme in Marian art. It is now at the Museo del Prado.

Velázquez painted The Coronation of the Virgin for Queen Elizabeth of Bourbon`s new prayer chapel at Madrid`s Alcázar palace, where it was intended to complete the series of nine paintings by Alessandro Turch.  This Baroque painting is oil on canvas and measures 124 x 176 cm.

In this painting, Mary is placed in the center with Christ on the left, God the Father on the right, and the Holy Spirit between the two, forming the Holy Trinity. It measures nearly 70 x 52 inches and the original work is in Museo del Prado.