7. Does the narrator's description of the sculpture, Madonna and Child,
seem as if he had actually seen it? Give one example in support of
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Tender images of the Virgin Mary with her son are among the most beloved in Christian art. Even early images from about the 6th century AD depict her gently cradling or supporting a haloed child or infant on her lap. Devotion to Mary in her dual role as the human mother of Jesus and a divine entity reached a peak in the 14th to 16th centuries, creating great demand for depictions of the mother and child. The term Madonna is Italian for “my lady” and was conferred as a title of respect or high rank, but came to be synonymous with the mother of the holy child and also with the physical representation or manifestation of the two. Small works of art depicting this theme were generally objects of personal worship and prayer intended for intimate use in a private setting, usually a home or a small chapel. Larger and more expansive scenes were produced for altars in public churches, often commissioned by a family or guild as an expression of devotion and an outward display of wealth. Over the centuries different themes emerged, but always with the mother and child as central figures in the scene.
In this feature, the visual story of the Madonna and Child is broadly interpreted through the National Gallery of Art’s extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, and graphic arts. These works portray the full range of Madonnas, from Byzantine depictions of an elegant Queen of Heaven holding a miniature adult to later representations of a humble young woman seated directly on the ground with a cherubic child. Artists expanded their narratives and imaginative skills with stories of Christ’s birth in a cave or a stable surrounded by rough shepherds or richly-dressed magi and the Holy Family’s escape into Egypt. A renewed interest in the natural world from the 15th century onward led other artists to explore nature in greater and more realistic detail. Related themes, like the Holy Family (including enigmatic Joseph), the Madonna and Child surrounded by saints, and heavenly visions, are also discussed. Works of art in this feature range in date from the mid- to late 13th century to the 18th century, and while primarily Italian in origin, there are also Netherlandish, German, Dutch, and Spanish examples.
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