On confusing Liberty with Queen Victoria and the Blessed Virgin
[ by Charles Cameron — ’tis but a short skip from iconography to iconoclasm ]
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Apparently it happens:
In the case of Nairobi (upper panel), it is Queen Victoria who is mistaken for the Virgin Mary. In the case of Pretoria (lower panel), Justice is mistaken, variously, for both Her Majesty and Our Lady.
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Is it any wonder people get agitated about graven images?
