Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Workshop of Albrecht Dürer on Breastfeeding

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The Virgin and Child ('The Madonna with the Iris')
Painted by unknown assistants of Albrecht Dürer, circa about 1500-10.
The National Gallery, London.
Detailed information, here.
Purchase a print, here.

2 comments:

  1. I love this series you do. I always think about how normative breastfeeding was until very recent (American) history. I imagine that a modern-day painter / artist would be flogged like mad for depicting Christ at the breast. I appreciate the thought provoking nature of the series - keep it up!!!

    Beautiful.

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  2. Painted by unknown assistants = women!

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