Virgin & Child
These paintings are in the tradition depicting Our Lady holding the Christ child in her arms.
Through the centuries different versions have evolved but all ultimately show their common lineage to the prototype of Christian Art, the painting of the Virgin believed to have been painted by St Luke himself, whose hand was guided in his work by an angel.
As an image of a mother's tender care for a vulnerable child Mary is the very personification of God's all-giving unquestioning love.
Virgin and Child EnthronedFrom: Eastern Mediterranean (Constantinople?), mid 13th Century |
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Virgin and ChildFrom: Russian, late 16th Century |
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The Virgin of the DonFrom: School of Moscow, early 15th Century |
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Virgin and ChildFrom: Russian School, early 16th Century |
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Virgin and ChildFrom: Northern Adriatic, early 14th Century |
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The Virgin of KonevetzFrom: School of Novgorod, late 15th Century |
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The Virgin of VladimirFrom: School of Moscow, early 15th Century |
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The Virgin of the DonFrom: School of Moscow, early 15th Century |
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The Virgin of VladimirFrom: School of Moscow, early 15th Century |
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The Holy Mother of TendernessFrom: Russian, early 15th Century |
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