Breastfeeding Collection

Young Algerian Mother breastfeeding her infant. Date: circa 1910s

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)

Ceramic figurine of a Mother Goddess, sitting in a chair and nursing a baby, 2nd century
Ceramic figurine of a Mother Goddess, sitting in a chair and nursing a baby, Romano-British, 2nd century. This piece is mould-made from pipeclay and was found in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England

Madonna Feeding the Christ Child, 1511 (oil on panel)
XIR61802 Madonna Feeding the Christ Child, 1511 (oil on panel) by Reymerswaele, Marinus van (c.1490-c.1567); 61x46 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Charity, c.1590 (oil on wood)
XOS5882001 Charity, c.1590 (oil on wood) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); 87x100 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Cover of " Le Lire", Satirical en Colours, 1907_6_22: La preparation au bar - Childhood
ICA4861287 Cover of " Le Lire", Satirical en Colours, 1907_6_22: La preparation au bar - Childhood, Maternity - Illustration by Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939); (add.info)

Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt
FLO4722815 Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

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)

Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863
JAB4120610 Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863.; (add.info.: Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Germany: A young woman breastfeeding her child, 1890
LUX4712644 Germany: A young woman breastfeeding her child, 1890; (add.info.: Germany: A young woman breastfeeding her child, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

The curse: Adam digs in the ground, assists by death. Deep down, Eve breastfed her newborn by holding a cattail
FLO4675787 The curse: Adam digs in the ground, assists by death. Deep down, Eve breastfed her newborn by holding a cattail

The Virgin of the Holy Milk, c.1517 (oil on wood)
CUL4934562 The Virgin of the Holy Milk, c.1517 (oil on wood); 51x35 cm; (add.info.: SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz. Museo de Cadiz); AIC.

The Nursing Mother, 1804 (oil on canvas)
8690961 The Nursing Mother, 1804 (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Marguerite (1761-1837); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: By Marguerite Gerard).

Frontispiece to 'L Emile, ou De l'education' by J.J Rousseau, c.1782 (engraving)
1761683 Frontispiece to 'L Emile, ou De l'education' by J.J Rousseau, c.1782 (engraving); (add.info.: Emile, or On Education is a treatise on the nature of education)

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi, 1680s (oil on canvas)
XOS5877350 The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi, 1680s (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); 273x229 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Chukchi family, c1810 (engraving)
2086322 Chukchi family, c1810 (engraving) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Geography. Russia. A Chukchi family. Woman breastfeeding. Engraving by G)

African Art (Mbala): Wooden statuette "maternity". Tervuren
AIS5368059 African Art (Mbala): Wooden statuette "maternity". Tervuren.; (add.info.: Royal Museum for Central Africa Belgium); © Iberfoto.

Virgin and child (sculpture)
8682990 Virgin and child (sculpture) by Mantegazza, Antonio (c.1440-95) ; Museo del Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: By Antonio Mantegazza)

Caritas, 1535 (oil on panel)
8712015 Caritas, 1535 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Lucas Cranach the Elder Caritas is Latin and means charity or)

Madonna of the Humilite nursing Jesus child. Painting by Francescuccio di Cecco Ghissi (14th century)
VEN5032863 Madonna of the Humilite nursing Jesus child. Painting by Francescuccio di Cecco Ghissi (14th century). Pinacoteca Comunale

Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564): Virgin who breastfed the child
GIM5037956 Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564): Virgin who breastfed the child.; (add.info)

Virgin and Child, detail: Nativite (left panel upper panels). Painting by Giovanni Del Biondo (ca. 1356-1398), 1345
JEB4897778 Virgin and Child, detail: Nativite (left panel upper panels). Painting by Giovanni Del Biondo (ca. 1356-1398), 1345. Polyptych. Italian altarpiece. Dim: 60x40cm. Oil on wood

Kouriat costumes (Siberia, Russia): men and woman in bete skins coats and a woman tattooed chukchi (Russia)
FLO4634625 Kouriat costumes (Siberia, Russia): men and woman in bete skins coats and a woman tattooed chukchi (Russia), with her children, in fur suits

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

Prehistoric family during the European Upper Paleolithic. Engraving, late 19th century
1735982 Prehistoric family during the European Upper Paleolithic. Engraving, late 19th century; (add.info.: Prehistoric family during the European Upper Paleolithic. Engraving, late 19th century).

Statue of Goddess Breastfeeding a baby
7287255 Statue of Goddess Breastfeeding a baby; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Goddess Breastfeeding a baby. 1st century AD)

The legendary wolf collects the twins Remus and Romulus, found on the banks of the Tiber (Rome, Italy)
ELD4957816 The legendary wolf collects the twins Remus and Romulus, found on the banks of the Tiber (Rome, Italy). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

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

Brahmin astronomer in study as his wife breastfeeds an infant, 1828
3480378 Brahmin astronomer in study as his wife breastfeeds an infant, 1828; (add.info.: Brahmin astronomer in study as his wife breastfeeds an infant. By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Three Indian figures from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4704458 Three Indian figures from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

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

Egyptian antiquite: bronze statuette representing Isis and Harpocrates (or Horus child) (also known as Isis lactans)
JEB4875699 Egyptian antiquite: bronze statuette representing Isis and Harpocrates (or Horus child) (also known as Isis lactans) Basse epoque (750-30 BC) Musee d'archeologie mediterraneenne

Agriculture, from the Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, 1912-29 (stone)
XJL187621 Agriculture, from the Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, 1912-29 (stone) by Marinas y Garcia, Aniceto (1866-1953); Plaza de Espana, Cadiz

The Tribute Money, Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish, 1616-1634. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Tribute Money. Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish. Also called "The Ferry Boat to Antwerp", 1616-1634

Madonna of Humility, 1544. Creator: Jan Sanders van Hemessen
Madonna of Humility, 1544. The nursing Virgin Mary is based on a Byzantine icon, but also on the direct observance of a mother with her baby. Everyday intimacy is coupled with Christian symbolism

Maternal Joy. The Wife of the Artist Jacob Kulle, 1894. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell
Maternal Joy. The Wife of the Artist Jacob Kulle, 1894

Madonna and Child, late 15th century. Creator: Master of the Legend of Saint Catherine
Madonna and Child, late 15th century. In this picture of Mary, who is breastfeeding her newborn son, the depiction of nature and the garden plays a large part in the Christian symbolism

Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern). Creator: Unknown
Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes, Late Period (724-333 BCE) (possibly modern)

Distributing Charitable Funds to the Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa...1876. Creator: Unknown
Distributing Charitable Funds to the Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. India's multiple religious traditions produced lively exchanges in the representation of the divine

Madonna and Child, c1430-1450. Creator: Unknown
Madonna and Child, c1430-1450

The Holy Family. Creator: Jan van den Hoecke
The Holy Family, Unknown date

The Holy Family with St Catherine, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Giulio Cesare Procaccini
The Holy Family with St Catherine, late 16th-early 17th century

Isis Suckling Horus, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period circa 24th Dynasty. Creator: Unknown
Isis Suckling Horus, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period circa 24th Dynasty

Isis Wearing a Barque Headress Suckling Her Son Horus, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period... Creator: Unknown
Isis Wearing a Barque Headress Suckling Her Son Horus, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE) or later

St Peter Finding the Tribute Money in the Mouth of the Fish. Creator: Anon
The Tribute Money. Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish (The Ferryboat to Antwerp), Unknown date

Woman with infant at her breast, c18th century. Creator: Unknown
Woman with infant at her breast, c18th century

Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de Loango, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de Loango, c1797

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"Embracing the Bond: The Timeless Act of Breastfeeding" In every corner of the world, from Algeria to Vietnam, the beauty and significance transcend time and culture, and is a natural connection that unites mothers with their infants in an intimate embrace, nurturing both body and soul. From a young Algerian mother delicately cradling her infant to a Berber woman cherishing her baby's nourishment, these images capture the essence of maternal love. Even centuries ago, as depicted in a 2nd-century ceramic figurine or Madonna feeding the Christ Child in 1511, breastfeeding symbolized care and devotion. Breastfeeding has been celebrated throughout history as not only a biological necessity but also an art form. Just like Cycliste Et Mere Cyclist And Mother portrays strength and resilience through cycling while nursing her child or Vietnamese patriotic posters advocating against sedentary lifestyles for happy families. Artistic masterpieces such as "The Virgin and Child by a Fountain" or "The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels" immortalize this sacred act on canvas or woodcut prints. These works remind us that breastfeeding is not just about sustenance; it represents purity, tenderness, and divine connection. Even stories passed down through generations depict extraordinary acts of selflessness like Cimon and Pero from mid-17th century etching where Pero breastfeeds her own father imprisoned out of filial duty. While some may turn to artificial means for various reasons, nothing can replace the profound bond created during breastfeeding. It goes beyond providing essential nutrients; it fosters emotional attachment between mother and child—a unique experience that cannot be replicated elsewhere. Let us cherish these timeless depictions of motherhood—whether captured in art or experienced firsthand—as they remind us that breastfeeding is more than just biology; it is an expression of unconditional love between a mother and her precious child.