Madonna and Child

American  

noun

Fine Arts.

1. a representation of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus.

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Example Sentences

Presented with the work thematically and chronologically, visitors are first introduced to Raphael’s origins and education, and then immersed in the world of Raphael’s multiple graphic and painted studies of the Madonna and Child.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a 15-minute bidding battle at JS Fine Art auctioneers, a painting depicting the Madonna and Child went for £685,000.

From BBC

Others she identifies by matching them to fruits in Renaissance paintings, where they often appear in depictions of the Madonna and Child.

From Barron's

Prior to the lighthouse, in December, Banksy posted another piece, depicting a Madonna and child with a fixture in the wall appearing like a bullet wound in her chest.

From BBC

The mother-and-baby portrait, drawing on representations of the Madonna and child, is one of the fundamental motifs of the Western art tradition.

From BBC