The Nursing Madonna in the Middle Ages: An Interdisciplinary Study
Because of the transgression of the first woman Eve, all medieval women bore the punishment, including the biological consequences related to pregnancy and birth. This affected the entire female gender, according to Judeo-Christian tradition. Although Mary was able to avoid some biological consequen...
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| description | Because of the transgression of the first woman Eve, all medieval women bore the punishment, including the biological consequences related to pregnancy and birth. This affected the entire female gender, according to Judeo-Christian tradition. Although Mary was able to avoid some biological consequences, this was not the case with breastfeeding. This work aims to study sacred images—and especially those of the Nursing Mary—from an interdisciplinary point of view, by delving into rather unconventional sources such as medical treatises, whose perception of the female body may have influenced the creation and reception of certain iconographic types of the Virgin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff74db360ac94b56958dc45010bd86492023-11-18T03:03:58ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-04-0114556810.3390/rel14050568The Nursing Madonna in the Middle Ages: An Interdisciplinary StudyMaría Elvira Mocholí Martínez0Departament d’Història de l’art, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, SpainBecause of the transgression of the first woman Eve, all medieval women bore the punishment, including the biological consequences related to pregnancy and birth. This affected the entire female gender, according to Judeo-Christian tradition. Although Mary was able to avoid some biological consequences, this was not the case with breastfeeding. This work aims to study sacred images—and especially those of the Nursing Mary—from an interdisciplinary point of view, by delving into rather unconventional sources such as medical treatises, whose perception of the female body may have influenced the creation and reception of certain iconographic types of the Virgin.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/568Nursing MadonnaMadonna of HumilityEveMarybreastfeedingvirginity |
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