Friday, October 16, 2009

Black Madonna


This is one of my versions of Our Reverent Mother, if you click on this link you will learn about the Black Madonnas painted during the medieval times 12century - 15th century. Black Madonnas of this time period can be found in the following countries: Belgium, Croatia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Sicily (Italy), Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, USA.
This is a comment from that link, "Concerning why is she black--in Aramaic the language of Jesus--black means "sorrowful." It is a language of idioms. This links the Blessed Mother to Isis who was called "sorrowing" in her search for Osiris."

1 comment:

Laura said...

Her face is indeed sorrowful but her heart is so large, her body so solid and grounded, her head small depicting humility, to me...she just feels like boundless love...a repository for our sorrow...her sorrow a mirror for one in pain, desiring her comfort.

beautiful Kristie, just beautiful.
laura