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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint - Motherhood

Images

  • The Virgin Mary adoring Christ as an infant. Line engraving by G.D. Picchianti after F. Petrucci after Titian.
  • The Virgin Mary feeding Christ as a baby, angels and putti flutter around preparing and serving dishes. Etching.
  • The Virgin Mary breast feeding Christ while John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth gaze at him in wonder. Engraving by J. Witdoeck after P.P. Rubens.
  • The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, Zacharias holds the infant John the Baptist. Line engraving by G.B. Pasqualini, 1621, after G.F. Barbieri.
  • The Virgin Mary telling a young Saint John the Baptist to be quiet as the baby Jesus is sleeping. Engraving by E. Hainzelmann after Annibale Carracci.

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    The Virgin Mary nursing the infant Jesus with Elizabeth and John the Baptist, Joseph is reading in the background. Engraving by Fra Bonaventura Bisi, 1634, after himself.

    Bisi, Fra Bonaventura, 1612?-1659? | Reference: 17568i
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    Two angels approach the Virgin Mary and Joseph with Christ sleeping in his cradle. Etching.

    | Reference: 17575i
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    The Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus. Engraving by J. Sauvè after G. Reni.

    Reni, Guido, 1575-1642. | Reference: 17563i
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    A wet-nurse attempts to breast feed John the Baptist who is held by the Virgin(?); Elizabeth is recovering in bed, Zacharias looks on proudly. Engraving.

    | Reference: 17364i
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    The Virgin Mary with Christ as a small child, another woman stands above them arms raised, perhaps Saint Anne. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 17559i

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