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25 Favorite Madonna and Childs in Art History

the Art Curator for Kids - 25 Favorite Madonna and Childs from Art History

Of all the subjects in all of art history, I would place money on Madonna and Child being the most represented subject in art. Just type “Madonna and Child” into a Google image search, and you will find an endless list of beautiful artworks.  Today, I was going to do a 5 favorite Madonna and Child paintings post, but I absolutely couldn’t pick 5. I moved it to 10, then 12, then 20, and then I ended up at 25. I just found a 26th, and I can’t leave it out, so technically there are 26 in this list now.  I pretty much spent all day looking at Madonnas.

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Egon Schiele, Mother and Child (Madonna), 1908
Egon Schiele, Mother and Child (Madonna), 1908
Giotto, Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1. Nativity, Birth of Jesus, 1304-06
Giotto, Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1. Nativity, Birth of Jesus, 1304-06
German, Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus, 1450s
German, Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus, 1450s
Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child, c. 1465
Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child, c. 1465
Felice Torelli, Virgin and Child with Angels and Saints, circa 1700
Felice Torelli, Virgin and Child with Angels and Saints, circa 1700
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, 1597-1599
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, 1597-1599
Dieric Bouts, Virgin and Child, ca. 1455–60, Oil on wood
Dieric Bouts, Virgin and Child, ca. 1455–60, Oil on wood
Black Madonna of Częstochowa
Black Madonna of Częstochowa
Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, Virgin and Child, ca. 1670–72
Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, Virgin and Child, ca. 1670–72
Woonbo Kim Ki-chang, The Birth of Jesus Christ, 1952-53
Woonbo Kim Ki-chang, The Birth of Jesus Christ, 1952-53
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Virgin of the Lilies (La Vierge au lys), 1899
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Virgin of the Lilies (La Vierge au lys), 1899
the Art Curator for Kids - 5 Favorite Madonnas in Art - Paul Gauguin, la Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891, oil on canvas
Paul Gauguin, la Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891, oil on canvas
the Art Curator for Kids - 5 Favorite Madonnas in Art - Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck, c. 1535-1540
Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck, c. 1535-1540
the Art Curator for Kids - 5 Favorite Madonnas in Art - French, Virgin and Child in Majesty, ca. 1175–1200
French, Virgin and Child in Majesty, ca. 1175–1200
the Art Curator for Kids - 5 Favorite Madonnas in Art - Ethiopia, Double Diptych Icon Pendant, early 18th century, wood, tempera pigment, string
Ethiopia, Double Diptych Icon Pendant, early 18th century
the Art Curator for Kids - 5 Favorite Madonnas in Art - Edvard Munch, Madonna, 1895–1902, Color Lithograph
Edvard Munch, Madonna, 1895–1902, Color Lithograph
Simone Martini, Maestà (detail), 1315
Simone Martini, Maestà (detail), 1315
Sandro Botticelli, The Virgin and Child (The Madonna of the Book), 1480
Sandro Botticelli, The Virgin and Child (The Madonna of the Book), 1480
Salvador Dalí, The Madonna of Port Lligat, 1949
Salvador Dalí, The Madonna of Port Lligat, 1949
Raphael, The Small Cowper Madonna, circa 1505, oil on panel
Raphael, The Small Cowper Madonna, circa 1505, oil on panel
Peruvian, Virgin of the Rosary of Guápulo, ca. 1680, Oil on canvas
Peruvian, Virgin of the Rosary of Guápulo, ca. 1680, Oil on canvas
Paolo di Giovanni Fei, Madonna and Child, 1370s, Tempera on wood, gold ground
Paolo di Giovanni Fei, Madonna and Child, 1370s
Modern Madonna and Child, December 23, 1922, J.C. Leyendecker
Modern Madonna and Child, December 23, 1922, J.C. Leyendecker
John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor, and his wife, Irene, with Madonna and child. Mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, ca. 1118
John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor, and his wife, Irene, with Madonna and child. Mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, ca. 1118
Jean Fouquet, Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels, 1452, oil on panel
Jean Fouquet, Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels, 1452, oil on panel
Icon of the Virgin Mary, 16th century. St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai
Icon of the Virgin Mary, 16th century. St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai

I’ll probably use these in future lessons on the blog. Let me know which one is your favorite so I know which one to do first. 🙂

I’m taking a 2 week blogging break. I’ll see in you 2015! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year! 🙂

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  2. Chelsae Hackney

    I loved the Bouguereau. I was not familiar with that artist and I went on to find several of his paintings that I really like. Thank you for this blog. I amnot a kid but I am still enjoying it!

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