Why John portrays Mary as initially not recognising Jesus, even though she had known him well for a long time, is something of much debate.

The painting portrays Mary in a wide blue cloak, while she is lifted up from a sepulchre depicted in perspective.

"To portray Mary in this way is just obscene," he said.

The main difference with the original is that actors portray Mary and Joseph instead of statues, and they sing the lines requesting for accommodation.

She portrayed Mary in the United Kingdom supernatural thriller film Outcast.

A placard was created and distributed throughout Edinburgh which portrayed Mary as a seductive mermaid.

The painting portrays Mary kneeling under the God, shown in a golden disc amongst the clouds in the sky.

Its poetic verses portray Mary as a figure of hope in a time of trial:

The statue portrays Mary throwing her tam into the air, in the same pose as seen in the freeze frame at the end of the opening credits.

John portrays Mary as stooping to view the tomb.