Thursday, January 7, 2010


detail from a Madonna in Verbania, Italy

2 comments:

George Wyche said...

Raising her skirt?

Pinching her midriff (see how much weight I've lost?)?

linda said...

George, I looked at a photo I have of the entire statue, and see no clues re: why she is clutching her robes. Perhaps it has some traditional meaning. Or perhaps the local style at the time of the sculpture was very long attire, and a person lifted the fabric a little to avoid puddles or tripping...