Madonna Book:

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A figure emblematic of Christianity, the Virgin Mary is also in herself the representative of a culture, an epoch. Finding in her an inexhaustible source of inspiration, artists have consistently used her image to acquaint us with a reflection of our own sufferings or our own joys. Anywhere and everywhere in the world, the Virgin remains a primary symbol of exceptional motherhood, of a woman who is essentially ageless and who has been radiating youthfulness, tenderness and compassion for two thousand years or more.

Author Kyra Belan leads us on a comprehensive tour in time and space, analyzing the profound meanings in the images of the Virgin that inspiration has lent the artists. These worls of art--"photographs," in a way, of an epoch--simultaneously present a striking record of the rise in status of women in society.

With more than 200 illustrations, two thousand years of human history are expressed in a single image--that of the Blessed Virgin, Christ's mother.