The Crowning of Mary
Oil and Tempera, the Mische Technique, 2006
Collection of the Benedictine Study House, Langata, Nairobi
Mary is enthroned as a sign and symbol of what a perfected human can be. Adam, the
first human being, was given charge over all the earth, and given the power of naming
each creature. Tradition teaches us that he failed in his task, and it was left
to the woman known as the new Eve, to fill the place prepared for a perfected human
being. Here Mary holds the earth in her hands. She is crowned by the angels representing
the four creatures symbolising the four evangelists.