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Motherhood has been a topic of many famous paintings and sculptures throughout history. Both ancient and modern works of art address the miracle of life and brings up important questions for future generations regarding what family means and will continue to mean in the future. Mothers deserve to be honoured everyday throughout the year
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Josep Clarà (Spanish, 1878-1958) Maternitat - Plaça Clarà, Olot, Catalunya
Maternitat - Ajuntament de Barcelona Josep Clarà (Spanish, 1878-1958) Maternitat - Plaça Clarà, Olot, Catalunya
Dora Gordine (1895–1991) Mother and Child, 1964 Indianapolis Museum of Art
Dora Gordine (1895–1991) Mother and child Dorich House Museum
Diane Timmer (Belgian, 1960) Mother with toddler
Diane Timmer (Belgian, 1960) World children as a symbol for 25 years of child care
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Afgan Mother 1993
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Motherhood, 2008 Moskow
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Mother Earth Friedrich Sogoyan - Virgin with image of Christ. 1994 Moscow
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) In the third millennium, 2007
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Monument to the children of the North
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Motherland memorial in Washington DC
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Motherland memorial in Washington DC The sculptor lived through the Armenian earthquake of 1988. According to Goode, Motherland tells of one mother who was buried for several days with her infant son before they could be rescued. With no food, the mother cut her hand and fed her baby her blood. They both survived
Friedrich Sogoyan (Armenian, 1936-2019) Monument to the innocent victims, merciful hearts, 2008 (The 1988 Armenian earthquake) Friedrich Sogoyan – Family, 1983
Monument to the Mother-Widow by Adrian Balogh and Kostyantyn Dobryansky Ukraine
Monument to Unborn Children by Martin Hudacek, Bardejovska Nova Vesi, Bardejov, Slovakia
Monument to Unborn Children by Martin Hudacek Slovakia
Monument to the Sorrowful Mother on Mamayev Kurgan Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad)
Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (1908–1974) Monument to the Sorrowful Mother on Mamayev Kurgan Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) Monument to the Sorrowful Mother on Mamayev Kurgan by Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (1908–1974) Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad)
Yiota Ioannidou (Greek, 1971) The peasant mother in Regional Kindergarten of Argaka
Yiota Ioannidou (Greek, 1971) The peasant mother in Regional Kindergarten of Argaka
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948)
Lea Vivot The endless bench
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) The endless bench Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto Lea’s sculptures are often of (her own) children sitting on benches because, as an orphan, that is where her mother left her to be found
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) "Gift of life" Le Palais Art Hotel Prague, Vinohrady
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) "Gift of life" Montreal Canada Toronto Canada
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) Gift of life Plzen
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) Gift of life/ Mother and child
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) Gift of life/ Mother and child
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) Gift of life/ Mother and child Sumperk, Czech Republic
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) Mother and child rocking
Lea Vivot (Czech-Canadian, 1948) Mother and child clay
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