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Nov 2, 2021 · But perhaps the most potent — and poignant — muse is his mother, Mary, who died of cancer when McCartney was just 14 years old. Mary's unexpected death devastated the McCartney family, for ...
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Jun 28, 2022 · Mary McCartney: ‘I am in Hong Kong with my husband, just for one day. This ferry ride is one of my favourite moments from that day. We are together, side by side, just simply observing all ...
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Apr 4, 2019 · Caravaggio, Judith Beheading Holofernes, ca. 1599. Image via Wikimedia Commons. During the Baroque era, Judith beheading Holofernes became an opportunity for painters to indulge in gore; in works from this period, Judith appears as more of a violent assassin than a virtuous woman or seductress.
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Mary Patricia McCartney (née Mohin) was the mother of musician, author and artiste Paul McCartney, best known for his work in The Beatles and Wings, and photographer and musician Mike McCartney, who worked with The Scaffold. She was a midwife. Mary was Paul's inspiration for the song, "Let It Be".
Born: September 29, 1909, Liverpool
Death October 31, 1956, Liverpool
Burial: Yew Tree Roman Catholic Cemetery, West Derby
On 31 October 1956 when the boys woke up to get ready for school, Joan [who is Joan? Should this be their father, Jim?] told them, 'Love, your mum's dead.'
Mary was 47 years old; Paul was 14 and Mike 12.
On 3 November 1956 Mary was buried at Yew Tree Cemetery in Finch Lane, Huyton.
On hearing of his mother's death, Paul cried himself to sleep and prayed for her to come back. He described them as: 'Daft prayers, you know, if you bring her back I'll be very, very good for always. I thought, it just shows how stupid religion is. See, the prayers didn't work when I really needed them.'
But his mother's death caused Paul to find solace in a guitar his father had recently bought for him as his brother Mike recalls. 'It was just after Mother's death that it started. It became an obsession. It took over his whole life. You lose a mother - and you find a guitar.'
Paul was to pay tribute to her in 'Let It Be' with the reference to 'mother Mary' and in 'Lady Madonna' when he sings about 'children at her feet'. Mike McCartney also paid tribute when he placed a photograph of her on the cover of his first solo album.
Jan 16, 2023 · She was one of just a few professional women artists during the Dutch Golden Age and created genre scenes, still lifes, portraits, and botanical drawings. Her hallmark was the “worm’s-eye view”...
Oct 18, 2013 · Joyce Scott describes it as ‘joyful’. For nearly two years, Judith was unresponsive; she didn’t enjoy painting, sculpture or sewing. But one fiber arts workshop with the textile artist Sylvia Seventy changed all that. Finally Judith had discovered something she loved, and what’s more, something for which she had an innate talent.
Sep 7, 2022 · It is one of the most detailed and shocking paintings from the Baroque art period and a testament to a female artist’s skills and talents within the art world mainly occupied by men. In this article, we will discuss Artemisia Gentileschi’s famous painting about Judith beheading Holofernes. Table of Contents.
