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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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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 Mar. 24, 2026

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

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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