Artnet news: Dormition of the Mother of God; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Head of Saint John the Baptist
Dormition of the Mother of God; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Head of Saint John the Baptist
MutualArt.com: Icon: The Dormition of the Mother of God, early 20th century
America Magazine: Mary’s death in Christian art: Remembering her as more than a mother
Depictions of the Dormition of Mary are perplexing to a viewer ignorant of their meaning. Until recently, this ignorance was my condition. I only became aware of it while spending some mornings in an ...
Mary’s death in Christian art: Remembering her as more than a mother
In captive bears, a female gives birth to two cubs on average. Both male and female bears reach sexual maturity between the ages of 4 and 6. Spectacled bears breed between March and October. Spectacled bear cubs stay with their mother for up to a year after birth.
MOTHER definition: 1. a female parent: 2. the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a…. Learn more.
Mother can often apply to a woman other than the biological parent, especially if she fulfills the main social role in raising the child. This is commonly either an adoptive mother or a stepmother (the biologically unrelated partner of a child's father).
- Relating to or being a mother. 2. Characteristic of a mother: mother love. 3. Being the source or origin: the mother church. 4. Derived from or as if from one's mother; native: one's mother language.