"Mother and Child": a picture of the world, peace, happiness

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Every child who is born has his own angel, and his name is simply - mom. A mother teaches her baby from infancy and takes care of him until old age, not seeing him as an adult. She is always ready to hug and support in difficult moments of life and rejoice at his first uncertain steps, words and any achievements. Mother and child is a picture that always touches the person who sees this couple.

Now you have before you an early work of the Renaissance genius Raphael Santi. On it, the baby gently clings to his mother, who anticipates the difficult, tragic life path of her son and therefore looks sad and thoughtful.

Mother's Day

Probably, in every country, children treat their mothers with respect and love. Therefore, almost everyone has a holiday - Mother's Day. In Russia it is celebrated on the last Sunday of November. We honor the noble work of the mother and the pure impulses of the mother's soul, which do not waitno reward. Mother and child is a picture that almost every artist in the world painted, comprehending the secrets of motherhood. A special light emanates from the canvases on this topic. They cleanse our souls. Paintings "Mother and Child" by artists V. Burgero, A. Deineka, D. Rivera, M. Vigée-Lebrun, M. Chagall, P. Renoir, V. Van Gogh, Z. Serebryakova and many others adorn private collections and museums peace. Painters gave their works different names and wrote them in all ages. Now we will introduce you some of them.

Here is a self-portrait of the artist M. Vigee-Lebrun in a turban with her daughter Julie (1786). The young mother is full of inexplicable charms. She gently and carefully hugs the charming baby.

Paintings "Mother and Child" by Russian artists

On Russian icons, on the canvases of Russian artists, you can see the image of the mother. The painting "Mother and Child" occupied a significant place in the work of our painters. Only the briefest list of names will already give an idea of the significance of motherhood for Russian masters: A. Venetsianov, K. Bryullov, K. Petrov-Vodkin, A. Deineka, A. Plastov, Yu. Kugach, K. Vasiliev.

Let's consider "Morning" by B. M. Kustodiev.

Canvas painted in Paris. The canvas depicts a loving and devoted wife and mother, Julia, who recently gave birth to her son Cyril. With love and tenderness, a brilliant painter displays mother and child in the picture. Sunlight floods the small room. Yulia Evstafyevna, who is dressed in a light white blouse and blackskirt, pulled up her hair in a high hairstyle. She collects handfuls of water to water the little boy. The chubby, white-headed baby sits perfectly still. Only Kiryusha tries to repeat the movements of his mother: he pulls his hands to the water. The father looks with admiration at this ordinary scene and tries to convey the portrait resemblance of his firstborn. Their apartment is not big, but cozy and tidy. It's warm now, and the fireplace isn't lit. On it stands a vase with chrysanthemums. Everything makes the viewer happy with this cute home environment.

Picasso paintings

Mother with a child - this theme is repeatedly repeated in the works of the brilliant Spaniard. In the blue and pink period, his paintings are full of melancholy and sadness (1900s). But in the 1920s, when he finally married Olga Khokhlova, a ballerina of the Diaghilev ballet, and his son Paulo was born, everything changes. At the request of his wife, his style becomes classic.

So, in the work of 1922, we see a mother with a child of three or four years old, who holds him on her lap. Gentle coloring of the picture. The green background with traced leaves gives the impression that Olga and Paulo are in the garden. They are illuminated by the golden rays of the sun. Butuz is dressed in a pale blue shirt. Picasso's painting "Mother and Child" breathes harmony and peace. In it we see a wonderful master of drawing and colorist. Later, when the artist parted with his muse, he would return to cubism. Then it will be almost impossible to see the portrait resemblance in his works. But it will be later, in the 30s and 40syears after he had three more children. However, the artist will never create such tender portraits again.

Glory to our mothers

Love for a woman who gave birth to a small miracle - a child, moved all the painters who took up the topic of motherhood. In their works they sang everyday and festive life, filled with chores and cares for raising children. With their paintings, the painters return the viewer to his own childhood. Before us, pictures of a happy and carefree time come to life, which our mothers were able to create, no matter how difficult it was for them. Childhood with mom is filled with amazing discoveries that the child makes, and mom instructs him on the right path in life. These paintings remind us adults of simple joys and fill life with sunshine.