Agnolo di Lorentino - Madonna and Child Enthroned Between Saints. Detail. 1510

Agnolo di Lorentino - Madonna and Child Enthroned Between Saints. 1510

Domenico Ghirlandaio - Madonna and Child. 1470

Sandro Botticelli (1445 - 1510) - Madonna and Child.

Bartolomeo della Gatta - Madonna and Child with Four Saints. Detail. 1486

The Virgin of Candlemas at Copacabana 

A simple Marian Chapel in the Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims

Photo by Charles Reeza

Two small stained-glass mausoleum windows at Saint-Vincent Cemetery in Montmartre, Paris.

Photos by Charles Reeza

Byzantine Madonna with Child (Mosaic) in Palermo’s Cathedral

ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23

This 15th-century limestone sculpture of Mary holding the Christ Child was made in France. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 09.SP.114.

This 15th-century limestone sculpture in Glencairn’s Great Hall features Mary, who is slightly less than life-size, standing and holding the Christ Child. She wears a crown and veil, and a mantle over her gown, which is girdled at the waist. This statue explores the earthly aspects of the relationship between the Christ Child and His mother. Mary looks tenderly toward the infant Child, who returns her gaze. In classic Gothic style, these figures engage each other through their eyes and gestures. With His right hand, Jesus touches her breast, and clasps her neck with His left hand. Sculptures of Mary standing with the Child in her arms was a major development in imagery that occurred in the 13th century. It evolved from both theological and artistic innovations, and is a major contrast with the earlier, more rigid Romanesque style.

Every day, from December 1 through December 25, a new work of Nativity art from the Glencairn Museum collection will appear on the home page of our Advent calendar (Follow the Star: A 2021 Advent Calendar). To receive these in your newsfeed, follow our social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr).

The Terence Davies Triology (1976-1983)

pupuplatter:

Baptismal shells, 17th-18th century, private collection.

Italian school [Italian. 19th century]
Madonna and Child. 19th century

Day Two | Icon | Art History Post Prompt

For day two what is more iconic in Western art than a classic Madonna and Child, with “Child” loosely translating to “Baby Jesus But Actually Tiny Man.” In this painting Jesus is described as being “dressed like an ancient philosopher.”

This painting is by Italian painter Berlinghiero Berlinghieri, painted (more than likely) sometime during the 1230s. It is one of only two paintings that can be confidently attributed to Berlinghiero.

Studies for a Rest on the Flight into Egypt - Rutilio Manetti

Madonna and Child - Boccaccio Boccaccino

Madonna and Child - Filippino Lippi

Madonna and Child - Titian

Madonna and Child with Angels - Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano

Madonna and Child - Dieric Bouts

allaboutmary:

A Gothic Madonna from the Czech Republic, 14th century.

hemptemples:

thank you iguana baby jesus

As requested by a friend, a bit of humour for your day.