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Mary Magdalene (the prostitute) Sculpture
Italy
Sculpture, Resin on Glass
Size: 25.6 W x 70.9 H x 19.7 D in
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About The Artwork
For medieval exegesis, and for very ancient tradition even today, Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus and saint of the Catholic Church, is also identified with the figure of Mary of Bethany or with the sinner. In 591 Pope Gregory the Great, moreover, approaches the figure of Mary to the redeemed adulteress saved by Jesus by stoning. Hence the figure of this woman, transformed into this ready-made in an opulent prostitute. The head of the woman is covered by a transparent veil, like the women of the time, but in this case it is a fictitious veil that is plastic. The chest is adorned with necklaces as a symbol of gift for the adoration of the saint, but also as a reference to modern pop culture. In the lower part of the body the woman holds the lowered and broken tights with one hand, clearly referring to adultery and modern prostitution. Finally, the pubis is decorated with a merkin in the shape of a cross, a blasphemous symbol with a reference to the importance for the woman of Jesus who saves her from stoning.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Resin on Glass
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:25.6 W x 70.9 H x 19.7 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:Italy.
Customs:Shipments from Italy may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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CHIARA "KEY KEY" COLOMBO Chiara KEY KEY is a event consultant, an artist and a craft designer. Chiara "KEY KEY" Colombo's art is mostly impronted on Pop Style with Naif touch. Her work descirbe every day life and her impressions of the different places she visits, and is composed of both single pieces and collections. In the first collection "Anatomy" are studies on the uman figure. In "Tropical forest" and "Oil pastel" the work becomes less figurative and more focused on impressions and sesations rather than the setting itself. Later, drawing becomes more focused on modernity and urban scapes like in the "NY experience" collection. Since this moment pop style is acentuates and outlines also elements of animal and human figure. In the last 3 years she focused her artswork on the human figure and its beauty. Ready-made and photo about historical characters or vintage beauty are the center of her artistic production.
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