Frank Hurley: Madonna of the Battlefield

The famous leaning Madonna and Child in Albert

Religious Symbols in a Ruined Battlefield Town

The leaning Madonna and Child at Albert became one of the most memorable visual symbols of the Western Front. Frank Hurley’s image links religious imagery with wartime destruction, showing how damaged architecture could become part of the emotional memory of the Great War.

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