Coronation of the Virgin
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The Coronation of the Virgin is a Christian artistic and devotional theme depicting the Virgin Mary being crowned in heaven, symbolizing her exaltation as Queen of Heaven.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian iconographic theme
ⓘ
Marian devotional theme ⓘ religious art subject ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Western Christian art ⓘ |
| commonMedium |
altarpiece
ⓘ
fresco ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ panel painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Coronation of the Virgin by Diego Velázquez
ⓘ
Coronation of the Virgin by El Greco ⓘ Coronation of the Virgin by Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| hasSecondarySubject |
the Father
ⓘ
surface form:
God the Father
God the Holy Spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ ⓘ angels ⓘ |
| iconographicElement |
angels with musical instruments
ⓘ
clouds ⓘ crown ⓘ mandorla ⓘ throne ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
Feast of the Assumption of Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Assumption
Feast of the Queenship of Mary ⓘ Marian feasts ⓘ |
| popularInPeriod |
Baroque art
ⓘ
Gothic art ⓘ Renaissance art ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Assumption of Mary
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ Marian doctrine ⓘ
surface form:
Queenship of Mary
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Marian art
ⓘ
New Testament-themed art ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mary crowned by the Trinity
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary as Queen of Heaven
exaltation of Mary ⓘ heavenly glorification of Mary ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Mary’s participation in Christ’s kingship
ⓘ
glorification of the saints through Mary ⓘ heavenly intercession of Mary ⓘ |
| typicalDepiction |
Mary crowned by Christ
ⓘ
Mary crowned by angels ⓘ Mary crowned by the Trinity ⓘ Mary kneeling before Christ ⓘ Mary seated beside Christ ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | heaven ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.