Can any of the learned listmembers tell me when and why the BVM changes
her clothes, ie in painting, glass etc., from frequently wearing red (or
green, or red and white) in the middle ages to the now almost uniform
blue? A medieval art historian friend has suggested the high status of
blue pigment, as the most expensive, in the Renaissance as one possible
reason for the shift. Other ideas?
Many thanks,
Anna Sander
Centre for Medieval Studies
University of York, UK
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