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Madonna and Child

American  

noun

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


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

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

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 ● Nov. 14, 2025

It is still missing its Madonna and Child, so there’s a big hole in the center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2021

Il Magnifico is now buried here too, under a modest altar adorned with Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child, flanked by saints that also had their toes nibbled by cleansing bacteria.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2021

The whitewashed walls were adorned with a picture of the Madonna and Child that usually hung in Ida’s kitchen.”

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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