There's nothing meek or mild about childbirth: why have male artists sanitised the Virgin Mary?
Briefly

The Virgin Mary is perhaps the most famous and best documented female figure on the planet, yet she is shrouded in mystery and beset by contradictions.
The Gospel-writers intended to tell the story of Jesus Christ, not his mother, leading to a scarcity of details about Mary's own history.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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