La Vierge du Vœu de Rouen
If you look closely at this photo, you will find the charming originality of this sculpture--the baby Jesus is sucking his index finger!
I've admired Notre-Dame du Voeu by Félix Lecomte (1737-1817) before, but on my latest visit to the Cathédrale Notre-Dame Rouen, I was struck at how a recent addition of blue drapery on the stone wall behind had enhanced the statue.
Vocabulary
une mise en valeur: an enhancement
sucer: to suck
un vœu: a wish
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