The Black Madonna || Why her history (and mystery) still resonates today

Contemporary artist Mark Steven Greenfield (b.1951) takes a closer look at his Black Madonna series, why he thinks it is his most important series of work to date, and how he took inspiration from the hundreds of Black Madonnas in pre-modern art.

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[JtheGlorifiedOne]

Of all the colors, the whiteman decided to choose the color BLACK for such an iconic and historical figure as MADONNA?? A color passionately hated by white and other races?? That is hard to believe, except that Black Madonna is actually BLACK.
There is no secret under the sun. All that is done in the dark shall come to the light.

[barbram]

The Black Madonna, is all over Europe. I saw them in Turkey, Israel and Greece.

[darrahmurray]

Why are people still in denial that the black Madonna is the original Mary and Jesus

[maggieedwards]

Keep trying to reshape history the truth can never be buried

[BigDawg]

The actual sculpture of what all Popes pray to on a daily basis(morning, noon & night)

[problactive]

The amount of cognitive gymnastics people do to hide the fact the Bible is about Black people is hilarious.

[sumtendechaba]

What is mystery when the mother of humanity is black Woman. The white a difference is because of mutation.

[fitzroybartley]

This is hilarious... She absolutely represents the the Black Woman

[theresadaniels]

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard anybody explain do you know the Hebrews were black wake up learn your history

[FreedomEl]

the comment made under this video are ridiculous. like the faces got dusty over time. Well how come the rest of the painting didn’t?

[takyiakuffu-nzot]

The soot also alows the figures to grow afros?

[thelink]

No. The people in their day also knew that the African preceded them. They acknowledged the fact. It is you today who are ignorant.

[jimburns]

Revelation 1:15 KJV: And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

[williebailey]

If you Don't see by now you'll never see

[patriciagreen]

Black son. Black sun. The key. Cloth with sun an moon light comes from darkness. Lepeers leprosy.❤

[amazinggrace]

Let’s be honest it’s Mary and Jesus . Just like the imagine of Jesus was changed Mary’s was too

[monadugas]

And the lexicon of the church is questionable to say the least. The church wouldn’t tell the truth about anything black. Let’s be real.

[kasharaspivey]

They know the truth. They need to repent for 🤥! The bible says that liars will have their part in the lake of fire.

[Sonofjake]

It was over 2 million paintings and statues and murals before they was It's only 50, 000 of them left

[winstonlane]

… y’all need to stop the lies … y’all know the truth.