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A woman who has fallen down a well being rescued by a man praying to Sansovino's Virgin and Child. Watercolour.

Angelo Loerch, being run over by a horse and carriage, makes a vow to the Madonna del Parto. Oil painting, 1883.

Four people praying to Sansovino's Virgin and Child for a woman in premature childbirth. Watercolour by an Italian painter, 1871.

A person ill in bed, attended by a deacon (?), praying to the Madonna del Parto. Oil painting.

A man in bed, women praying to the Madonna del Parto. Oil painting.

A man praying to Sansovino's Virgin and Child. Oil painting by an Italian painter.

A man being hit on the head by a falling flower-pot in Rome, Via del Nazzareno. Oil painting, ca. 1890.

A man falling over on a cobbled street in Rome, his wife praying to Sansovino's Virgin and Child, 27 May 1851. Mixed media.

A woman appealing to Christ, to Sansovino's Virgin and Child and to Saint Nicholas on behalf of her child. Watercolour by an Italian painter, early 19th century.

The Blessed Virgin Mary of Birth in Santo Agostino in Rome. Engraving by Giovanni Petrini.

A man praying to the Madonna del Parto for a child run over by an ox-cart, 1848. Oil painting.

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Sansovino, Iacopo, 1486-1570. Madonna del parto

Images from the collections

Images featuring Sansovino, Iacopo, 1486-1570. Madonna del parto

Works from the collections

A woman appealing to Christ, to Sansovino's Virgin and Child and to Saint Nicholas on behalf of her child. Watercolour by an Italian painter, early 19th century.

A man being hit on the head by a falling flower-pot in Rome, Via del Nazzareno. Oil painting, ca. 1890.

Angelo Loerch, being run over by a horse and carriage, makes a vow to the Madonna del Parto. Oil painting, 1883.

The Blessed Virgin Mary of Birth in Santo Agostino in Rome. Engraving by Giovanni Petrini.

A man praying to the Madonna del Parto for a child run over by an ox-cart, 1848. Oil painting.