Please enjoy this 14th century depiction of the Virgin Mary wrestling a ferocious demon while an angel babysits (because why not? 🤷🏻‍♀️). #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #RareBooks #Women 📜 📚 - ThreadSky

sjlahey.bsky.social • 98 days ago

Please enjoy this 14th century depiction of the Virgin Mary wrestling a ferocious demon while an angel babysits (because why not? 🤷🏻‍♀️). #MedievalManuscripts #Manuscripts #RareBooks #Women 📜 📚

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analondono.bsky.social•97 days ago

The demon might have eaten something he shouldn’t have, just like we wrestle with our dogs? Maybe?

lizryanmurray.bsky.social•98 days ago

I thought at first Jesus was clapping for her! But no, he’s just staring at his hands like “this is soooo boring”

sjlahey.bsky.social•98 days ago

In fairness, with a mother like that he probably sees this every single day.

b3autifulwom3n.bsky.social•96 days ago

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goblinbox.com•97 days ago

this marginalia is far too horny

anne-marierenshaw.bsky.social•97 days ago

Thank you. This is my new favourite picture.

steven-l-clark.bsky.social•97 days ago

Mary was a bit of a lass in her day :)

abers.bsky.social•97 days ago

AAAAAAH!

The Virgin Mary wrestling the Gruffalo! Amazing team. Want to know how they met!

https://www.grueffelo.de/typo3conf/ext/template/Resources/Public/img/animals/gruffalo720w.png

sjlahey.bsky.social•97 days ago

🤯 It does look like the Gruffalo!

abers.bsky.social•97 days ago

This guy seems to be all over the place. Straßburg as well.

anooshka.bsky.social•97 days ago

She brings me comfort daily.

greenrat.bsky.social•97 days ago

I think the demon rather enjoys it

charlrwalker.bsky.social•97 days ago

This is the content I never knew I needed

mburtwrites.bsky.social•97 days ago

Mary: hold my baby, lol.

Not entirely sure what’s going on here, but I think the artist knew mothers!

anxietydribbles.bsky.social•97 days ago

I love it so much lol thank you for sharing!

sjlahey.bsky.social•97 days ago

This is what I get for pulling up and image from my archives and posting it at night when all my screens are red-filtered with reduced white point: the rubric was completely invisible under the red! 😆 Oh well.
(It’s isn’t the infant Jesus. It’s a soul.)

jstrider66.bsky.social•97 days ago

The story here is that someone made a pact with the devil (Theophilus was the Faust inspiration), repented & prayed to Mary for aid. It’s his soul held by the angel & Mary tears up the contract after beating the devil.