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19th-century English Italian-based writer Thomas Adolphus Trollope described the term "Madonna", as in extenso "appropriated exclusively to the Holy Virgin". [56] The in extenso association to Mary was affected after the advent of Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone, 1958), an American singer whose given name and middle name were taken from her mother, Madonna Louise (née Fortin). [57]
Madonna Louise Ciccone [a] (/ tʃ ɪ ˈ k oʊ n i /; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.Regarded as the "Queen of Pop", [2] she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation.
However, opponents argued that the primary and proper meaning of Madonna is Mary and that both subjects receive significant traffic. They suggested keeping Madonna as a disambiguation page or moving it to 'Madonna (disambiguation)' instead. The consensus leaned towards opposing the move, citing the ambiguity of the name and the necessity of ...
While the Italian term Madonna paralleled English Our Lady in late medieval Marian devotion, it was imported as an art historical term into English usage in the 1640s, designating specifically the Marian art of the Italian Renaissance. In this sense, "a Madonna", or "a Madonna with Child" is used of specific works of art, historically mostly of ...
They explained a Madonna has "to assume the role of a commander standing at the frontlines for womanhood", as well "the controversial complexities of human sexuality, despite the inevitable backlash to ensue" to further add a Madonna has "to be a trend-setter" and a muse for producers, songwriters, fashion designers or directors alike and match ...
Madonna is back with a new album — “Madame X” — and an ever-present eye patch. She wore it in her video for “Medellin” and while performing at the Billboard Music Awards and the ...
Open Your Heart" was referred to as one of Madonna's "sparkliest imperial-period singles" by Jude Rogers from The Guardian, who also said it was the singer's eleventh greatest song. [40] Yahoo!'s Nicole Hogsett also deemed it Madonna's eleventh best, and added that, "from the opening notes, you know that this song is going to be enjoyable". [8] "
Madonna (left) and then-president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (right) in 2008 Madonna is an American musician whose impact transcended music. Billboard editor-in-chief Janice Min considered her as "one of a miniscule number of super-artists whose influence and career transcended music". [3]