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:''For the Roman Catholic poetry sequence please see Stabat Mater.'' Stabat Mater (Latin for "the mother was standing") is a topic in Christian Marian art in which the Virgin Mary is depicted under the cross during the Crucifixion of Christ. In these depictions, the Virgin Mary is almost always standing to the right hand side of the body of her son Jesus on the Cross, with Saint John the Apostle standing to the left.〔Arthur de Bles, 2004 ''How to Distinguish the Saints in Art by Their Costumes, Symbols and Attributes'' ISBN 1-4179-0870-X page 35〕 Stabat Mater is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being ''Mater Dolorosa'' (Mother of Sorrows) and ''Pietà''. In the Stabat Mater depictions the Virgin Mary is represented as an actor and spectator in the scene, a mystical emblem of faith in the Crucified Savior, an ideal figure at once the mother of Christ and the personified Church.〔Anna Jameson, 2006 ''Legends of the Madonna: as represented in the fine arts'' ISBN 1-4286-3499-1 page 37〕 The depictions generally reflect the first three lines of the Stabat Mater poem:〔Anna Jameson, 2006, page 38〕 :"''At the Cross her station keeping'', :''stood the mournful Mother weeping'', :''close to Jesus to the last''". The concept is also present in other designs, e.g. the Miraculous Medal and the more general Marian Cross. The Miraculous Medal by Saint Catherine Labouré in the 19th century includes a letter M, representing the Virgin Mary under the Cross.〔Ann Ball, 2003 ''Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices'' ISBN 0-87973-910-X page 356〕 The ''Marian Cross'' is also used in the coat of arms of Pope John Paul II, about which the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano stated in 1978: "the large and majestic capital M recalls the presence of the Madonna under the Cross and Her exceptional participation in Redemption." 〔L’Osservatore Romano, 09.11.1978〕 ==See also== * Our Lady of Sorrows * Pietà * Marian art in the Catholic Church 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stabat Mater (art)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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