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The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond.
The Coronation of the Virgin dates from Carracci’s first years in Rome, from the time when the artist was frescoing the Camerino of the Farnese Palace for Cardinal Odoardo. The painting is first documented in the inventory of 1603 of the possessions of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Pope Clement VIII’s nephew.
The Coronation of the Virgin is a 1635–1636 painting on oil on canvas by Diego Velázquez of the Holy Trinity crowning the Blessed Virgin Mary, a theme in Marian art. It is now at the Museo del Prado.
The coronation of the Virgin occurred just after her ascent to heaven in body and soul. The story of this event originates from apocryphal texts attributed to Melito (2nd century CE),...
The Virgin’s coronation was a popular scene in Florence where artists based their composition upon Giotto’s altarpiece made for the Baroncelli chapel at Santa Croce around 1334.
Even the Virgin`s gesture, with one hand on her bosom, may have been intended to recall the Virgin`s left hand in Turchi`s Annunciation . The Coronation is often dated from the early 1640s, but there are highly credible indications that it was painted in 1636.
This is the coronation of the Virgin, a popular subject in medieval Italy where Mary was especially revered. According to medieval Christian legend, her soul was carried up to heaven after her death and she was crowned as Queen of Heaven.
