Divine Creation Art Competition 2025 - Mary and the Lamb -1st Place Winner
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2025-04-30
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School of Architecture and Design
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This artwork was created as part of the AIU Divine Creation competition 2025 by Modey Sara Behbehani, who is majoring in Interior Design. The artwork is entitled "Mary and the Lamb". The artwork won 1st place in the competition in the Mixed media category.
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My painting shows the importance of the Baroque period with great detail, emotional depth and dramatic lighting. The painting portrays a woman that is gently embracing a lamb, one gesture that conveys great compassion. Well, the white veil also covering her hair shows her great purity and spiritual devotion, while the background glowing with golden light enveloping the scene in warmth. The painting has an inscription, “The heavens declare the glory of God and the skies proclaim the works of His hands.” This reinforces the spiritual significance of the painting and takes the Baroque era’s emphasis. Light and shadow interplay showing the scene’s intensity, that draws the viewer to a moment of reflection. All the elements of the composition like figure, symbolism and colors create a powerful narrative of the image that reflects the brilliance of the Baroque period.
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Mary and the Lamb, Sara Behbehani, Mixed Media, 1st place winner - Mixed Media, Divine Creation Art Competition 2025, Submission 66