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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas (Calvin Coolidge)
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Montserrat, the mountainous home of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat. This holy place hosts the Virgin of Montserrat where pilgrims come from all over Europe to touch her statue and to receive her blessings. Back Madonna (La Moreneta) - according to historians, it was then, in the 12th century, that the statue of the Madonna and Child was made. The Madonna statue soon earned widespread fame as numerous miracles were associated with the intercession of the Black Virgin of Montserrat. The Black Virgin Mary is located where the 2 ladies in red are seen.
Frontal d'altar d'Avià - Nativity Museo Nazionale di Arte Catalana Barcellona
Nativity Musée de Cluny, Paris
Nativity Musée de Cluny, Paris Contemporary Holy Family Religious Nativity Figurines
Nativity Musée de Cluny, Paris Vierge de St-Martin de Turiec (fin du XV° siècle) Musée de Cluny
ND de Grâce, calcaire polychromé, Toulouse (vers 1470) Nativity Musée de Cluny, Paris
Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (1386- 1466) Donatello (1386-1466), Santa Croce, Florence
Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (1386- 1466)
Donatello (1386-1466), Madonna of the Clouds Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Donatello (bottega) madonna col bambino e due cherubini, padova, 1543-1553 ca
Padova, bottega o seguace di Donatello, Madonna col bambino, 1450 ca
Scuola di Donatello, Madonna col bambino frammentaria, 1450-1500 ca.
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) The statue of Madonna and Child are located in the Medici Chapel above the simple tomb of "Magnifici".
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