Breast Giving Collection

A young Berber woman breastfeeding her baby (colour litho)
960123 A young Berber woman breastfeeding her baby (colour litho) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young Berber woman breastfeeding her baby)

Costume of the peoples of Senegal. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples
FLO4635215 Costume of the peoples of Senegal. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863)

Statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis in different forms, Isis and Horus 2, Isis with a cows' head 4
FLO4620392 Statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis in different forms, Isis and Horus 2, Isis with a cows' head 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's

Man Xhosa (South Africa), dressed in a loaf of leaves and woman with a loincloth of pearls, feeding his baby
FLO4635292 Man Xhosa (South Africa), dressed in a loaf of leaves and woman with a loincloth of pearls, feeding his baby. Between them, traditional musical instruments

Costume of Xhosa (or amaxhosa) (South Africa), musicians in fur cloaks, a hunter in leaf loaf
FLO4635307 Costume of Xhosa (or amaxhosa) (South Africa), musicians in fur cloaks, a hunter in leaf loaf and a woman giving the breast to her baby

Roman Charity (Cimon and Pero), c. 1690/1700
XAM70499 Roman Charity (Cimon and Pero), c.1690/1700 by Cignani, Carlo (1628-1719); 98x115 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: by Carlo Cignani)

Charity (oil on canvas)
1108983 Charity (oil on canvas) by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: by Ludovico Carracci); Photo © Stefano Baldini

A village nightlife: a family of peasants in a barn. Engraving of the 19th century. Paris, B. N
JLJ4682445 A village nightlife: a family of peasants in a barn. Engraving of the 19th century. Paris, B.N. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Charity and Temperance (fresco)
ALS195503 Charity and Temperance (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Sanctuary of Nostra Signora delle Grazie, Montegrazie, Italy; Seat Archive/Alinari Archives

Virgin in the Apse (oil on panel)
781562 Virgin in the Apse (oil on panel) by David, Gerard (c.1460-1523) (attr. to); Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Battlefield in the New World in 1530, plate 6 from The Military Achievements of Emperor Charles V
BCC393560 Battlefield in the New World in 1530, plate 6 from The Military Achievements of Emperor Charles V, engraved by Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert (1522-90), 1555 (engraving) by Heemskerck

Cimon and Pero (Roman Charity), 1630-40 (oil on canvas, h 155cm -- w 190)
3709935 Cimon and Pero (Roman Charity), 1630-40 (oil on canvas, h 155cm -- w 190 by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 155x190 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, 1922 (portland stone relief with added colour)
GLJ259530 Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi, 1922 (portland stone relief with added colour) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940)

Mother, 1912 (oil on canvas)
7216661 Mother, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Vejrych, Rudolf (1882-1939); (add.info.: Rudolf Vejrych was a Czech painter, graphic artist and art educator of the 1st half of 20th century)

Germains around the foyer - in "The old and modern costume"by Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4097367 Germains around the foyer - in " The old and modern costume" by Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Rustic scene with two women, a baby in swaddling clothes, and a, 1803 (engraving)
7233075 Rustic scene with two women, a baby in swaddling clothes, and a, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rustic scene with two women talking)

The skeleton of Death pulls on the arm of a mother in a nursery, 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234866 The skeleton of Death pulls on the arm of a mother in a nursery, 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Revolution of 1848: "First work after the insurrection in February 1848"Sorrow of the families of the victims
JLJ4603769 Revolution of 1848: " First work after the insurrection in February 1848" Sorrow of the families of the victims who died on the days of February 1848

L enfance du roi Cyrus (the infancy of the king Cyrus). Cyrus II ou Cyrus le grand (vers 559 avant JC -529 avant JC)
FIA5326676 L enfance du roi Cyrus (the infancy of the king Cyrus). Cyrus II ou Cyrus le grand (vers 559 avant JC -529 avant JC), fondateur de l empire Perse

Inhabitants of Annobon (Pagalu), island of Guinea-Equatorial - in "The old and modern costume"by Ferrario
LSE4099225 Inhabitants of Annobon (Pagalu), island of Guinea-Equatorial - in " The old and modern costume" by Ferrario, ed Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Family of old germans - in "The old and modern costume"by Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4097409 Family of old germans - in " The old and modern costume" by Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

"Vierge allaitant l enfant"(the Virgin suckling the Child) Peinture du maitre Bartolome (actif 1470-1610)
FIA5393746 " Vierge allaitant l enfant" (the Virgin suckling the Child) Peinture du maitre Bartolome (actif 1470-1610) vers 1490 - Oil on wood Dim 52x35 cm Museo del Prado

Madonna and Child 1 - feet crossed, 1909-10 (portland stone)
LMG109242 Madonna and Child 1 - feet crossed, 1909-10 (portland stone) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 62.2x20.3x17.1 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries

Classical Landscape: View on the Arno (oil on canvas)
SOU173681 Classical Landscape: View on the Arno (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); 126.4x209.5 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; Southampton City Art Gallery

17th century peasant woman breastfeeding a baby near a tree. 1803 (engraving)
7233085 17th century peasant woman breastfeeding a baby near a tree. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

17th century man watching a mother breastfeeding a child in fron, 1803 (engraving)
7233078 17th century man watching a mother breastfeeding a child in fron, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Virgin with Green Cushion Painting by Andrea Solario (1460-1522) 15th century Sun. 0, 59x0, 47 m
JLJ4651950 The Virgin with Green Cushion Painting by Andrea Solario (1460-1522) 15th century Sun. 0, 59x0, 47 m by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); Louvre, Paris

Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986498 Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Migliavacca, Innocente (19th century); (add.info.: Family of woodcutters in Austria, 1822)

Madonna and child I, 1912-13 (painted plaster)
3700890 Madonna and child I, 1912-13 (painted plaster) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 19.5 cm; Wolseley Fine Arts, London, UK

The "Capitoline Wolf", IV century BC (bronze)
1630015 The " Capitoline Wolf", IV century BC (bronze) by Etruscan, (4th century BC); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Capitoline Museums: the " Capitoline Wolf")

The Virgin of the Green Cushion, 1507-10 (oil on panel)
XIR34376 The Virgin of the Green Cushion, 1507-10 (oil on panel) by Solario, Andrea (c.1466-1524); 59x47 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Virgin with the Green Cushion; )

Maternity
BAL51414 Maternity by Peske, Jean Misceslas (1870-1949); Petit Palais, Geneva, Switzerland

Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, with saints (tempera on wood) (see 254065)
BAT254064 Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, with saints (tempera on wood) (see 254065) by Italian School, (15th century); Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Madonna Nursing the Christ Child with saints (tempera on wood) (detail of 254064)
BAT254065 Madonna Nursing the Christ Child with saints (tempera on wood) (detail of 254064) by Italian School, (15th century); Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Gautama Buddha and his maternal aunt Mahapajapati Gotami, who raised him after his birth mother died (engraving)
7147550 Gautama Buddha and his maternal aunt Mahapajapati Gotami, who raised him after his birth mother died (engraving) by German School

Agnes Sorel as Madonna Lactans (chromolitho)
7173166 Agnes Sorel as Madonna Lactans (chromolitho) by Fouquet, Jean (c.1420-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agnes Sorel, favourite and mistress of King Charles VII of France)

The Black Madonna, 1925 (oil on canvas)
259375 The Black Madonna, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Philpot, Glyn Warren (1884-1937); 139.7x109.2 cm; Private Collection

Krishna nursed by Devaki (engraving)
7182570 Krishna nursed by Devaki (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Krishna nursed by Devaki)

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Studies for Mother and Child, c. 1885 (red & white chalk on buff laid paper)
996183 Studies for Mother and Child, c.1885 (red & white chalk on buff laid paper) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 55.2x66.3 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Maternity, 1891 (oil on canvas)
ALI79346 Maternity, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Previati, Gaetano (1852-1920); 174x411 cm; Banca Popolare, Novara, Italy; (add.info.: Maternita; ); Alinari

Science and Nature (litho)
STC311006 Science and Nature (litho) by Galle, Philip (1537-1612) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving after Maerten van Heemskerck; Printed 1572; ); The Stapleton Collection

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"Breast Giving: A Timeless Act of Love and Nourishment" From ancient civilizations to modern times, the act has been celebrated as a powerful symbol of love, care, and nourishment. In a captivating colour litho titled "A young Berber woman breastfeeding her baby, " we witness the tender connection between mother and child transcending cultural boundaries. Looking back in history, the painting "Roman Charity (Cimon and Pero)" from c. 1690/1700 depicts an extraordinary tale of selflessness where a daughter secretly nurses her imprisoned father. This heartwarming story continues to inspire acts of compassion even today. Charity takes various forms throughout art history, as seen in the oil on canvas masterpiece simply titled "Charity. " The painting captures the essence of generosity and kindness towards others, reminding us that every small act can make a difference. Moving forward to village life depicted in an enchanting 19th-century engraving from Paris's B. N. , we witness how breast giving is intertwined with everyday existence. A family of peasants finds solace within their barn while embracing this natural bond that sustains both body and soul. In frescoes like "Charity and Temperance, " we see how breast giving is not only about physical nourishment but also represents virtues such as empathy and moderation. These timeless artworks remind us that caring for one another extends beyond basic needs. The painting "Simon and Pero, Roman Charity" from c. 1767 portrays yet another remarkable example where a daughter saves her starving father by offering him her own milk—a testament to the incredible strength found within familial bonds. Across cultures, breast giving holds significance beyond human relationships alone. In Kerala's 17th-century artwork titled "The infant Krishna killing the ogress Putana, " it showcases divine intervention through maternal sacrifice—an awe-inspiring portrayal highlighting both protection and sacrifice. Even illuminated manuscripts like Ms Fr 12420's depiction of "Roman Charity.