Mothers in the Fine Arts

Explore powerful images and stories of mothers in the fine arts, curated by SuperStock. Discover the creative force of motherhood through fine art, illustrations, and archival treasures.
275 items in this collection sampler
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1899-18795095
The happy mother .
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1158-2219
The Holy Family by Francisco de Zurbaran, 17th Century, (1598-1664), Spain, Madrid, Private Collection
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4453-20496908
Madonna and Child; about 1500; Tempera on poplar panel Pietro Perugino; Italian; 1450-1523
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866-10596
The Dressmaking Lesson; Le Lecon de Couture. Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1884. 59.1 x 71.1cm
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4266-28682
Madonna of Loreto by Raphael (1483-1520) / Musee Conde, Chantilly / c.1508 / Italy, Roman School / Oil on wood / Bible / 120x90
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4408-14640
Mother sews her son's football Jersey as he looks on, Sewing & Knitting
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456-2181
Mother dear, 2006, Diana Ong (b.1940/Chinese-American) Computer Graphics
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4266-21639064
The Joys Of The Good Mother, Sciuti, Giuseppe (1834-1911)
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4443-19371832
Charity, 1865, also known as 'The Indigent Family, Artist William Adolphe Bouguereau, Baby, Child, Mother, Barefoot, Poor
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4266-29304
Mother and Child by Petrov-Vodkin, Kuzma Sergeyevich (1878-1939) / Private Collection / 1922 / Russia / Oil on canvas / Genre / 64,2x50,3
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1085-21050
Black Madonna X: Iris and Ephrem 1999 Elizabeth Barakah Hodges (21st C. American) Acrylic
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4069-1036
Grandmother's lesson c.1881
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456-870
Sleeper 1996 Diana Ong (b.1940 Chinese-American) Computer Graphics
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1746-21114672
Winston Churchill (right) with his mother and brother in 1916.
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1746-21122053
Maori Mother and Child New Zealand 1880
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866-12478
A Mother and her Child. Robert Scott Tait (fl.1845-1875). Oil on canvas. 127.7 x 102.2cm
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1085-21036
Black Madonna VI (Lighthouse) by Elizabeth Barakah Hodges, 1998
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879-5000
Grandma 1993 Anna Belle Lee Washington (1924-2000/American) Oil on Canvas
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866-12521
A Bit of Gossip. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941). Pencil and watercolour. Signed and dated 1903. 52 x 35.5cm.
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456-936
Mother and Child II Diana Ong (b.1940/Chinese-American) Computer Graphics
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866-9854
The Game of Skittles. Hendricus Jacobus Burgers (1834-1899). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1872. 100 x 130cm.
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1095-565
Mother encouraging daughter to walk, from McLaughlin's Coffee, Trade Cards, USA, Illinois, Chicago, Newberry Library, 19th Century
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879-5011
Quilts on the Line 1990 Anna Belle Lee Washington (1924-2000/American) Oil on Canvas
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1158-1005
Woman and Two Little Girls Edgar Degas (1834-1917/French) Suzuki Collection, Tokyo, Japan
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4069-6651
Birth of John the Baptist, painted wood, chapel choir, late 15th century
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866-11530
Preparing for the Party. Angelo Martinetti (active late 19th century). Oil on canvas. 51.5 x 74.2cm.
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900-142571
Adoration of the Magi by L. Powell
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1788-47734
An angel and a mother, 1854, by Louis Janmot (1814-1892), oil on canvas, 104x144 cm. Detail.
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866-3503
Woman and Child in the Garden Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940/French) Oil on canvas
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1158-1379
Gabrielle and Jean Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919 French) Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, France
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1788-46201
Madonna and Child, 1472, by Carlo Crivelli (ca 1430- ca 1495). Tempera on wood transferred onto canvas, 61.9x42 cm. Detail.
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1095-455
July Kate Greenaway's Almanack For 1895 1894 Greenaway, Kate(1846-1901 British)
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262-1894
Title Unknown-Madonna & Child With John 1545 Raphael (1483-1520 Italian) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
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879-5060
Grandma's Hair by Anna Belle Lee Washington, oil painting, 1993
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4042-2925
Russia, Saint Petersburg, State Russian Museum, Mother of God of Tenderness Towards Evil Hearts, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, 1914-1915
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1746-21101558
The drawing of 'Mother with child in lamplight' 1889 by Giovanni Segatini (1858-1899) Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. In later life he combined a Divisionism painting style with Symbolist images of nature. He was active in Switzerland for most of his life.
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4266-21634155
The Visitation, Pontormo (1494-1557)
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457-17
Italy, Padua, Santa Elena of Padua, Madonna and Child by Jacobello del Fiore, oil on wood panel, 1370-1439
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4042-242
Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil, by Edouard Manet, 1874, England, London, Courtauld Institute and Galleries, 1832-1883
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1100-701
Motherhood 1937 Jean Charlot (1898-1979 American) Oil on canvas
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900-142282
Mourning of Christ by Willem Key, (1515-1568)
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849-10145
Mother and Child by Theodore Earl Butler, oil on canvas, (1876-1937), USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, David David Gallery
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4266-20123
Child with an orange by Petrova-Troitskaya, Ekaterina (1900-1932)/ State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg/ 1928/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian avant-garde/ 141x100/ Genre
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1570-111838616
Mother walking son with harness
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866-3092
Mother and Child by Edouard Vuillard, painting, (1868-1940), UK, England, London, Christie's
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1158-2418
Virgin and Child with John the Baptist Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510/Italian) Oil on Wood Musee du Louvre
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1191-701
Two Mothers and their Nude Children in a Boat 1910 Mary Cassatt (1845-1926/American) Oil on Canvas Musee du Petit Palais, Paris
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262-2000
Virgin and Child ca. 1300 Ivory Musee de Louvre, Paris, France
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1899-19136828
Japan: 'Mother and Child', Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965), 1910
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4048-22148187
Mother Feeding Child, by Mary Cassatt, 1898, Impressionist pastel painting, on paper. This is an unsentimental depiction of daily life (BSLOC_2017_3_136)