P10 - Madonna Galactorophusa
Greek Islands 17th Century. This image of the nursing Godmother was very popularly accepted in Egypt and Greece. The earliest image was found in the 3rd Century in a roman Catacomb. This tender scene was widely reproduced in the coptic icon. Contrary to the West, where the nursing of a child was portraid as a natural event.image; 9x12, framed: 19x15