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A '''[[Madonna (art)|Madonna]]''' is an artistic or iconic depiction of Mary, especially with the infant Jesus. A '''[[Black Madonna|black Madonna]]''' is a statue or painting of Mary in which she is depicted as having black skin. |
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*'''''[[Madonna and Child (Duccio)|Madonna and Child]]''''' (also known as the '''Stroclet Madonna''' or '''Stroganoff Madonna'''), a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, from around the year 1300. |
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*'''''[[The Black Madonna of Częstochowa]]''''' (''Czarna Madonna'' or ''Matka Boska Częstochowska'' in Polish) icon, which was, according to legend, painted by St. Luke the Evangelist on a cypress table top from the house of the Holy Family. |
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*'''''[[The Benois Madonna|Madonna and Child with Flowers]]''''', otherwise known as the '''Benois Madonna''', a painting that could be one of two Madonnas started by Leonardo da Vinci, as he remarked himself, in October 1478. |
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*'''''[[Madonna of the Steps]]''''', a relief done by Michelangelo. |
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* '''''[[Madonna (Edvard Munch)|Madonna]]''''', a painting by Edvard Munch, painted in five versions between 1894 and 1895. |
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*'''''[[The Madonna of Port Lligat]]''''', the name of two paintings by Salvador Dalí created in 1949 and 1950. |
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==In entertainment== |
==In entertainment== |
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Revision as of 21:21, 7 October 2005
Madonna (Italian for "my lady") refers to several things.
Mary, mother of Jesus
The Madonna is a Roman catholic title for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Madonna and Child is one of the central icons of Christianity.
Madonna Della Strada is a title of Mary in the Society of Jesus religious order of the Roman Catholic Church.
In art
see Madonna (art)
In entertainment
- Madonna (born 1958), an American entertainer.
- Madonna, her 1983 debut album.
- Madonna, a 1999 album by rock band ...And You Will Know Us by The Trail of Dead.
- "Lady Madonna", a song by the rock band the Beatles.
- Madonna Wayne Gacy, aka Pogo (born 1964), keyboardist of rock band Marilyn Manson.
- a madonna, a skateboarding trick.
Places and buildings
- The House of the Black Madonna, a building in the "Old Town" area of Prague, Czech republic.
- Madonna del Ghisallo, a hill close to Lake Como in Italy.
- the Madonna Inn, a motel in San Luis Obispo, California.
- Madonna of the Trail, a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States.
- Madonna University, a college in Livonia, Michigan.
Other
- the plant Madonna lily (Lilium candidum).
- Madonna Oriente or Signora Oriente, the Moon goddess that was worshipped in a cult that developed in Milan towards the end of the 14th century.