Living Images and Marian Devotion: Words, Gestures, and Gazes

This article examines the living images of Virgin through illustration one most important collections miracles 13th century, Les Miracles de Nostre Dame by Gautier Coinci. In this case, I will focus my attention on manuscript 551 Besançon (Besançon, BM, MS 551), which, although it has many flaws in its manufacture, offers an interesting presentation images. The study these miniatures reflects importance devotion, set gestures, words, and gazes, medieval spectator’s experience Marian At a time when images’ legitimacy as sacred objects was still being debated, artists show their power without censorship, presenting them if they were herself.