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Black Virgin of Le Puy (Vierge Noir du Puy)

France (17th century, replaces Medieval work)

France, Haute-Loire, Le Puy. Located on the main altar of the cathedral of Notre-Dame of Le Puy; originally located in the chapel of St. Maurice; crowned by Pope Pius IX in 1856; replaces a medieval statue destroyed during the French Revolution.

Photographer: William Keighley (American, 1889-1984).

The Image Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Original data, New York University - Institute of Fine Arts, Visual Resources Collection.

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