Nursing Madonna

Nursing Madonna
The Nursing Madonna by Pedro Berruguete, c. 1500

The Nursing Madonna, or Madonna Lactans is a style of depiction of the Madonna and Child in which the Virgin Mary is shown nursing the child Jesus.

The appearance of a large number of such depictions in Tuscany in the early 14th century was something of a visual revolution for the theology of the time, compared to the Queen of Heaven depictions. During the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century, a decree against nudity was issued, and the use of the Madonna Lactans iconography began to fade away.[1]

References

  1. ^ From the Pews in the Back by Mary Ann Hinsdale, Kate Dugan, Jennifer Owens 2009 ISBN 0814632580 page 102


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