The number and variety of images of the Virgin Mary is surpassed only by those of Jesus. The following pages cover the iconography of Mary's life and portraiture.
Prepared in 2016 by Richard Stracke, Emeritus Professor of English, Augusta University
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![]() The Orthodox icon of the Virgin Hodegetria is the starting point from which many Catholic artists developed images of the Madonna and Child. (See the description page.) ALSO SEE |