Resplendent. Richly formal.
Many Black Madonnas were not Christian images at all, but were venerated thousands of years prior to contact with the Christian faith. Unable to stamp out popular devotion to the mysterious Ladies, the Church renamed them "Madonna" simply to save face.
[France, before 930 CE]
8 1/2" gypsumstone statue, handpainted. #BMA
see also: Black Madonna items
see also: Gnostic and Christian items
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