Museum of Miniature Found Objects

Here's a mater dolorosa in Seville Cathedral. I found many of these in churches across the city, dressed in rich fabrics, hands clasped in an agony of suffering, with rich gems sometimes depicting their tears. It seemed to me the sufferings of Mary are something of a cult for the Spanish, Jesus playing a secondary role in the drama. I liked these churches, some shabby and dusty, at times busy with people or just a solitary priest pottering about. I wondered about these statues, that perhaps the Spanish invest all their sorrows in the Virgin Mary so that they can get on with the business of enjoying life.