Coronation of the Virgin
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The Coronation of the Virgin or 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 bey
Sanctae Mariae Coronavi by Giacomo di Mino's Gothic version. c. 1340–1350
A Baroque version by Rubens, c. 1625
Giuliano da Rimini, 14th century
Paolo Veneziano, 1324
Life of the Virgin
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The Life of the Virgin, showing narrative scenes from the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a common subject for pictorial cycles in Christian art, often complementing, or forming part of, a cycle
The Marriage of the Virgin by Giotto (Scrovegni Chapel).
Crucifixion, Descent from the Cross, Lamentation of Christ, Betrayal of Christ, Pilate washing his hands, Christ bearing the Cross, Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Finding in the Temple, from a 15th-century Book of Hours
Hans Memling's so-called Seven Joys of the Virgin. In fact this is a later title for a Life of the Virgin cycle on a single panel. Altogether 25 scenes, not all involving the Virgin, are depicted. 1480, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Death of the Virgin, Hugo van der Goes, ca. 1480