10% of the sale from this print will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

This image was painted in 2006 on the apartheid wall near Qalandia checkpoint. Drawing on the tradition of the Pietà, I reimagined Mary and Jesus as a Palestinian mother and son, a universal symbol of grief, resilience, and the equal value of all human life.

The mural and its message remain tragically relevant today. It speaks not only to the violence and loss Palestinians have endured for decades, but also to the power of art to call for empathy, justice, and recognition of our shared humanity.

The work has been published in the art history book Michelangelo's Vatican Pietà and its Afterlives (Routledge, 2023) by Professor Lisa M. Rafanelli, Ph.D., who writes:

"At the most basic level, Miranda’s mural quoted a recognizable work of Western, sacred art—Michelangelo’s Pietà—to make a point about the equal value of Palestinian Muslim life. But in her painting and her words, she does more than that... Empathy is born when you stand in the shoes of another; Miranda calls upon the West to reflect on its own history and recognize that the Muslim traditions that are disparaged in some quarters are in fact part of the Western tradition."

Specifications

• Framed and matted

• Choose your wooden frame style: white, black, or silver

• Printed on premium lustre archival paper

• Artwork size: 12" x 18"

• Frame size: 18.875" x 24.875"

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