“La Vierge au chat" (The Madonna of the Cat), relief by Jacques Du Brœucq - Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais, France). Credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
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“La Vierge au chat" (The Madonna of the Cat), relief by Jacques Du Brœucq - Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais, France). Credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
I have felt very attracted to this imagery of Black Madonna, and I am just now learning of the epithet Lady of the Dark Forest. It reminds me of this quote that I have held dear over the past couple of years…
Oooh, synchronicities…
In her church Santa Maria della Libera, life size, 16th century incarnation of an older statue.