The Virgin Mary and Jesus are popularly depicted as having white skin despite the fact that he was likely a Middle-Eastern Jew, but artists have created Black Madonnas, representations of Mary with dark features and dark skin, that can be found from as early as 12th century. They are the oldest images of Madonna in the world. The depictions are not always said to be representative of race or ethnicity but of Madonna's goddess.
The statues and depictions can be found primarily in Catholic countries across Europe.
Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, Algeria
Black Madonna and Child by Romare Bearden, United States
Our Lady of Czestochowa, Poland
The Black Madonna of Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Maternity by Simona Mereu
Erzulie Dantor, Haiti
La Divina Pastora, Trinidad
Nuestra Señora de Regla, Cuba
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Spain
Black Virgin of Oropa, Italy
