[Romulus]

those of her breastfeeding were hidden away.

If they were, they've been brought out again. The Vatican Museum displays a breastfeeding Madonna dell'Umilta by Francescuccio Ghissi, and the Lateran Pinacoteca features a Madonna del Latte by Giovanni di Pietro.

[BlackVeil]

I daresay that in Italy, these images may have never been in eclipse. The French statues which I am refering to, were of a folk art type, and seemed crude to 19th century respectable types.

At least the 19th century respectable types usually just hid statues they didn't like. So they could later on display in a different way in museums.