Virgin Mary
Description
The Virgin Mary appears again in Yumeji's work — distinct from "Saint Mary" in composition or context — as a figure of maternal devotion and spiritual tenderness that complemented his own emotional aesthetics. Yumeji's Madonnas share the large, deep eyes of his bijin figures but are given an additional quality of selfless love — a feeling directed outward rather than inward, toward a child rather than a lover. The Virgin Mary as Yumeji saw her is a woman in whom the romantic ideal has been transcended by something larger and more sacrificial.
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1930
Color woodblock print
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1950
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大仏
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Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Virgin Mary was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Virgin Mary depicts religious, bijin-ga, and portraits.