Black Madonna
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Title
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Black Madonna
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Rights
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UNESCO. Creative Commons 3.0.
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Date
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1254 C.E.
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Description
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The Black Madonna of Notre Dame du Puy is one of many "Vierges Noires" in France. It was believed to have been brought back from the Holy Land by St. Louis to France in the mid-13th century. Her presence, as brought forth in her statue, allowed for Catholics to pray to her instead of having to travel to the Holy Land in order to do so. The style is Romanesque and made of wood. She wears a tall golden crown on the top of her head with a long head dress underneath. She is also dressed in a long white robe, with gold and pink embroidery and embellishment details, that covers her entire body. The infant Christ child appears in the center of her robe, emerging from her womb.
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Format
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Sculpture. Wood. Dimensions not specified.
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Publisher
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UNESCO.
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Contributor
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Elizabeth Washburn
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Identifier
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UNESCO. 1998. 97.21 ha.
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Subject
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Black Madonna; France; Routes of Santiago de Compostela; pilgrims; pilgrimages; cathedrals; Middle Ages; Le Puy
Black Madonna