The Virgin Mary Maria -- Between Form And Spirit

　　 Maria the Virgin Mary Between form and spirit

The Virgin Mary Maria is the mother of Jesus Christ, and she is also the mother of Christ. Jesus Christ The most devout disciple of Christ has always appeared in the religious world as a believer, admirer and supporter. Her compassion, compassion and sublime purity blended in the religious spirit, and made Maria a god of people. A piece of stone which was excavated in Nazareth from about 2 to third Century was inscribed with the handwriting of "Wan Fu Maria". In third Century, an Egyptian papyrus has the praise of the Virgin Mary: "Heaven's virgin, we take refuge in your mercy." This is the earliest prayer and salute to the Virgin Mary Maria.

In the history of Western art, the image of the Virgin Mary Maria is a pure and holy girl, one is a dignified and serious woman, and the other is a lady with beautiful face and refined manners. The different images of the Virgin Mary show the differences between people's aesthetic ideas and beliefs in different periods.

The teachings of Notre Dame Maria are mainly innocence and conception, that is, she gave birth to Jesus with her son. This image is implied in the image of the Virgin Mary. In the seventh Century Nordic portrait, the image of the Virgin Mary is a beautiful maiden wearing a large pure white dress. There are twelve planets on her head running in white in the vast sky. The dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit, is also indispensable for the pure lily.

In the middle ages, the Virgin Mary Maria was a holy and strict God. She wore red Dharma Tika with long ankles, and her blue headscarf on her head covered 2/3 of her body. Dharma Tika is a wide straight body that Europeans often wear. Gowns It developed on the basis of Qiu Nik. Baer refers to a woman's scarf. Dharma Tika and scarf are very large and have a strong covering for human form. The popularity of this clothing is largely related to the doctrine of religious abstinence in the middle ages. Besides the style, the color of the Notre Dame is also symbolic. White symbolizes purity, blue symbolizes sanctity, and red symbolizes Christ's blood and God's love. The solemn dress and the broad form show the noble and solemn purity of the Virgin Mary. The image of the Virgin Mary appeared in medieval altar carving, gospel illustration, mosaic and ivory carving.

After the middle ages, the adornment image of the Virgin Mary began to descend from the divine realm to the world. On the basis of keeping red and blue, the virgin is dressed in Renaissance dress. Renaissance master Da Finch's "the Notre Dame of Phoenix", Rafael's "the virgin in the grass", "the Sistine Notre Dame" in the costumes belt has a strong secular meaning. This transformation from God to man is very consistent with the aesthetic concept of Renaissance.

In addition to clothes, the Virgin Mary Maria uses plant flowers and grass as accessories to show the sacred sanctity of religion. Each plant has religious implications.

White lily: symbolizes Maria's "pure conception", which can appear in almost all angels' annunciation.

Red rose and white rose: the rose is a symbol of the Virgin Mary. The red rose symbolizes the love of the Virgin Mary and the blood of Christ. White rose symbolizes her purity.

Violet: also known as "the Virgin Mary of humility". It is said that after Gabriel Angel conveyed the will to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary said to Gabriel, "I am the servant of God." The violets began to bloom.

Columbine: also known as the "Virgin Mary's shoes". It is said that on the way to visit Elizabeth, the virgin came into contact with the ground, and there was a columbine.

Campanula: also known as "the bell of the Virgin Mary".

Digitalis: also known as the "Holy Mother's glove".

Hyacinth: also known as the "Holy Mother's thimble".