Resumen de Out of Egypt: inventing the Black Madonna of Le Puy in image and text
The article focuses on the representations of the statue of the Black Madonna in image and text in Le Puy, France. Topics discussed include the sculpture of Notre-Dame du Puy, statue of the Virgin Mary of Le Puy, and understanding of blackness in late medieval and early modern Europe. Also mentioned are the significance of the Virgin of Le Puy to the nature of both Marian iconography and skin color in pre-modern Europe, the history and interpretations of the Black Madonna, and the connections ot the statues to biblical Egypt..
