Browse Black Madonnas Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 19/08/2017 Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 19/08/2017 Naples This lovely and very old Madonna is the original ‘Virgin of Tenderness’, a type of icon called Eleusa (Greek: tenderness). She is one of the numerous Black Madonnas believed to have been painted by Saint Luke the evangelist… Read More Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 14/08/2017 Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 14/08/2017 Positano Many Black Madonnas reside in places formerly dedicated to a pre-Christian goddess, but this one is different… Read More
Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 19/08/2017 Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 19/08/2017 Naples This lovely and very old Madonna is the original ‘Virgin of Tenderness’, a type of icon called Eleusa (Greek: tenderness). She is one of the numerous Black Madonnas believed to have been painted by Saint Luke the evangelist… Read More
Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 14/08/2017 Europe, Southern Europe, Italy 14/08/2017 Positano Many Black Madonnas reside in places formerly dedicated to a pre-Christian goddess, but this one is different… Read More
