Mary

Henry Ossawa Tanner saw Mary, mother of Jesus, as a symbol of faith and fortitude. He painted many images of her and created this particular work during a difficult and trying time in his life. In 1914, the year his mother died, the outbreak of World War I forced his family to flee France for England. In this scene, Mary awaits the arrival of the angel who will tell her that she bears the Son of God. The glowing lamp, a symbol of God’s presence, adds mystery and suspense to the painting.

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Buren in huis: Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Flight Into Egypt

Study for "Christ at the Home of Lazarus"

The Seine

The Two Disciples at the Tomb

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Head of a Woman in Jerusalem

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life

Scene of Algiers

Muskrat, before 1997

Bright Light at Russell's Corners, 1946

Fish Decoy, ca. 1940

(Lobster on Black Background), 1940-1941

May Snow, 1937

San Diego Mission, ca. 1935-1939

Industry, 1934

Employment of Negroes in Agriculture, 1934

Madonna della seggiola, c. 1795

Khyentse Dilgo Rinpoche, one of Chögyam Trungpa's root teacher, at Marpa House reception for Naropa Instructors, Spring 1987. Sue Secoff + translator at right hand., 1987

Buried with Him by Baptism, c. 1765

White Crucifixion, 1938

Study of the Crucifixion for "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary", 1903-1916

Study of Adam for the "Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary", 1903-1916