Wearing a veil, the artist chose imagery similar to that of her pregnancy announcement, which drew comparisons to depictions of the Virgin Mary. A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) In February ...

But there’s Beyoncé, gazing down, pregnant, draped in a Madonna-like veil, her ruffled panties Virgin Mary-blue. She’s using all of the props and codes of the traditional Madonna and child ...

It seems as though Beyoncé created a lot of this imagery to appeal to a Latin American market." In addition to images of the Virgen de Guadalupe, many other cultures' Virgin Mary statues are ...

And, in a step that's becoming something of a signature move for her, the Virgin Mary. Throughout her pregnancy, Marian imagery has been central to Beyoncé's self-representation. On the first day ...

and the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian traditions. Beyoncé also evoked images of two orishas: Yemoja and Oshun. RELATED: Beyonce, Chance the Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest bring ...