1. Images of Mary Veneration of BVM Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Lourdes
Immaculate Conception
Coronation of Our Lady, Queen of Heaven.
Fra Angelico

2. Throughout the centuries, artistic images of Mary changed in accordance with the needs of society and the Church at the time.
Early Image of Virgin and Child. Roman Catacombs
Mary. Alonso Cana
Icon. Fedorovskaya
Icon Blagoveschenie
Maria. Francesco de Valdambrino
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Stained glass window in church. Germany
Icon. Vom Berg Philermos
Virgin de Gracia
Immaculate Conception. Murillo
Senora de la Vera Cruz. Fernandez
D9.3 Mary Line 2 Outcomes. All images have been taken from Wikimedia Commons

3. Early representations of Mary
showed her holding Jesus as a small adult: this was in response
to controversies in the early Church
about the nature of Jesus –
whether he was truly human.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Byzantine Icon
D9.3 Mary Line 2 Outcomes. All images have been taken from Wikimedia Commons

4. Many depictions of Mary in modern Latin America
emphasise her peasant origins,
with a life similar
to the poor and oppressed
of those countries.
Black Madonna. Spain. Chipiona
D9.3 Mary Line 2 Outcomes. All images have been taken from Wikimedia Commons

5. She is seen as a figure of liberation, supporting the Catholic option for the poor.
Senora de la Vera Cruz. Fernandez
D9.3 Mary Line 2 Outcomes. All images have been taken from Wikimedia Commons

6. on the messages and symbols
Theotokos Icon. Panagia Thrinodousa
We need to reflect
on the messages and symbols
in images of Mary
Icon. Bogorodica Kazanskaya
Miraculous Medal
Virgin de Gracia
Immaculate Heart of Mary
D9.3 Mary Line 2 Outcomes. All images have been taken from Wikimedia Commons

7. eg body language:
what qualities does it express and what does this say about the current image of ideal womanhood?
D9.3 Mary Line 2 Outcomes. All images have been taken from Wikimedia Commons