#Madonna and Christ child

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“Beneath thy compassion, We take refuge, O Mother of God: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble, but rescue us from dangers, only pure one, only blessed one."

~Earliest known prayer to the Theotokos

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“Behold, the virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and His name shall be called 'Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God with us'." 

~Matthew 1:23

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Nail Madonna by Jacques Frenken (1968)

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Black Madonna & Child #6

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National Gallery of Art 🎨 Washington, D.C.

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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) La Vierge, l'enfant Jésus et Saint Jean Baptiste, 1881

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Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John (1540-1560) by a Follower of Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503-1572), oil on poplar wood, 40 3/8 x 31 1/2 inches, Portland Art Museum, Portland

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~ Mother Mary and Child ~

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[O]ur devotion to Mary should always be Christ-centered, for she always points to her Son and says, "Follow Him!"

Rev. Jude Winkler, O.F.M. Conv.

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Carlo Crivelli

Madonna and Child

ca. 1480

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Black Madonna & Child #7

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Lippo Lippi 🎨

Madonna and Child (1440) Tempera on Panel

Fra Filippo Lippi (1406 - 1469) Italian Painter

National Gallery of Art — Washington D.C.

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Francesco Vanni (Italian, 1563/65-1610) The Madonna with the Child Jesus