Madonna and Child

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Christian artistic theme devotional image type pictorial subject religious iconography motif

Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.

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Observed surface forms (20)

Surface form	Occurrences
Christ Child	11
Infant Jesus	2
Madonna and Child with saints	2
Madonna of humility	2
Virgin and Child	2
infant Jesus	2
Madonna and Child enthroned	1
Madonna and Child with angels	1
Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John	1
Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist	1
Madonna paintings	1
Madonna with the Christ Child and John the Baptist	1
Seated Madonna and Child	1
Standing Madonna and Child	1
Theotokos icon type	1
Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child	1
Virgin Mary with Child	1
Virgin and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist	1
baby Jesus	1
seated Madonna	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian artistic theme ⓘ devotional image type ⓘ pictorial subject ⓘ religious iconography motif ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	Incarnation ⓘ Mariology ⓘ Virgin Birth ⓘ
commonMedium	fresco ⓘ icon ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ mosaic ⓘ panel painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ
depicts	Virgin Mary ⓘ Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: infant Jesus
developedInPeriod	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Byzantine period Late Antiquity ⓘ
foundIn	Christian homes ⓘ chapels ⓘ churches ⓘ monasteries ⓘ
function	aid to prayer ⓘ liturgical decoration ⓘ object of veneration ⓘ private devotion image ⓘ
hasTheme	divine incarnation ⓘ divinity of Christ ⓘ humanity of Christ ⓘ intercession of Mary ⓘ maternal love ⓘ motherhood ⓘ
highlyPopularInPeriod	Baroque period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
iconographicVariant	Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Madonna and Child enthroned Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Madonna and Child with angels Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Madonna and Child with saints Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Madonna of humility Madonna ⓘ surface form: Nursing Madonna Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Seated Madonna and Child Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Standing Madonna and Child
iconographicVariantOf	Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Theotokos icon type
religion	Christianity ⓘ
symbolizes	bond between Mary and Jesus ⓘ incarnation of God in human form ⓘ protection of believers ⓘ tenderness and compassion ⓘ
usedIn	Catholic devotional practice ⓘ Christian art ⓘ Orthodox Christian devotional practice ⓘ Protestant Christian art ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vitebsk → coatOfArmsDepicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Virgin Mary with Child

Alba Madonna → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Child

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Benois Madonna

this entity surface form: Christ Child

Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Madonna Conestabile

this entity surface form: Christ Child

Madonna and Child → depicts → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: infant Jesus

Madonna of the Goldfinch → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Child

Madonna of the Goldfinch → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infant Jesus

north rose window → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: North Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris

this entity surface form: Virgin and Child

Our Lady of Kazan → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Child

The Alba Madonna by Raphael → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: The Alba Madonna

this entity surface form: Christ Child

The Seven Works of Mercy → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Child

icon of Our Lady of Kazan (copy) → depicts → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Child

Alba Madonna → genre → Madonna and Child ⓘ

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” → genre → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Benois Madonna

The Alba Madonna by Raphael → genre → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: The Alba Madonna

Milk Grotto → hasDevotionalFocus → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infant Jesus

Madonna of the Goldfinch → hasPart → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: seated Madonna

north rose window → hasTheme → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: North Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris

this entity surface form: Christ Child

infant John the Baptist → iconographicTheme → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Infant John the Baptist

this entity surface form: Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” → iconographicTheme → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Litta Madonna

Madonna → iconographicTheme → Madonna and Child ⓘ

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariant → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna and Child enthroned

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariant → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna and Child with angels

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariant → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna and Child with saints

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariant → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna of humility

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariant → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seated Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariant → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Standing Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child → iconographicVariantOf → Madonna and Child self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theotokos icon type

Alba Madonna → iconography → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna of humility

Madonna of the Goldfinch → iconography → Madonna and Child ⓘ

Madonna of the Meadow → iconography → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna with the Christ Child and John the Baptist

Christmas pageants → includesCharacter → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: baby Jesus

Raphael → knownFor → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna paintings

Madonna of the Goldfinch → mainFigure → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Child

infant John the Baptist → oftenDepictedWith → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Infant John the Baptist

this entity surface form: Christ Child

Madonna → oftenDepictedWith → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: infant Jesus

The Sistine Madonna → subject → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna and Child with saints

Alba Madonna → subjectHeading → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Virgin and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” → subjectHeading → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Benois Madonna

this entity surface form: Virgin and Child

Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” → subjectHeading → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Madonna Conestabile

Madonna of the Goldfinch → subjectHeading → Madonna and Child ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” → subjectMatter → Madonna and Child ⓘ

subject surface form: Litta Madonna

this entity surface form: Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child