madonnas
Renaissance chapel centerpieces
Madonnas is the plural of Madonna, a title for the Virgin Mary in Christian tradition, or a representation of her in art: The museum's collection includes several Renaissance madonnas.
By extension, a madonna is any idealized, pure, or maternal woman—often contrasted with more sexualized figures in the "madonna-whore complex." (Capitalized Madonna also refers to the American pop star.)
Mother of Christ
- Mother of GodMary's theological title
- Blessed VirginMary, sinless and divine
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
Pietà · Assumption · Immaculate · veneration · rosary · devotion · Renaissance · Raphael
Pigment on canvas
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- BelliniItalian artistic dynasty name
- LeonardoItalian masculine name
Titian · Botticelli · masterpiece · canvas · oil · tempera · gallery · Uffizi
Flawless model to emulate
- idealStandard of perfection
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
pedestal · feminine · motherhood · archetypal · venerated · untouchable · saintly · exalted
Woman valuing wealth highly
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- VogueRenowned style periodical
- Like a PrayerResembling religious entreaty
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
provocateur · Evita · pop icon · diva · controversy · choreography · tour · provocative
Virgin Mary
Mother of Christ
- Mother of GodMary's theological title
- Blessed VirginMary, sinless and divine
- iconPictorial screen symbol
altarpiece · Pietà · Assumption · Immaculate · veneration · rosary · devotion · Renaissance · Raphael · Byzantine
painting
Pigment on canvas
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- BelliniItalian artistic dynasty name
Leonardo · Titian · Botticelli · masterpiece · canvas · oil · tempera · gallery · Uffizi · Louvre
paragon
Flawless model to emulate
revered · pedestal · feminine · motherhood · archetypal · venerated · untouchable · saintly · exalted · worshipped
Material Girl
Woman valuing wealth highly
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- VogueRenowned style periodical
- Like a PrayerResembling religious entreaty
reinvention · provocateur · Evita · pop icon · diva · controversy · choreography · tour · provocative · trendsetter
- church artaltarpieces, altars, crucifixes, crosses, reliquaries
- sacred objectsrelic, relics, reliquaries, reliquary, holy relic
- Gothic woodworkchoir stalls, carved panels, tracery, finials, quatrefoils
- ivory craftivory carving, tusks, elephant ivory, ivories, walrus ivory
- ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate
madonnasnudes
Unclothed artistic subjects
courtesans · erotic art · bacchanals · bathers · pin-ups
madonnaswhores
Sex workers for hire
harlots · temptresses · fallen women · jezebels · scarlet women
- Madonna and ChildMary with baby Jesus
- Black MadonnaReligious statue with dark features
- Madonna figureReligious maternal icon
- Madonna statueSculpture depicting the Virgin