Project Gutenberg 2005-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 406 Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May) 1863 1924 Hurll, Estelle May The Madonna in Art Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Kathryn Lybarger, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Madonna in Art" by Estelle M. Hurll is an illustrated study of Madonna art as a revelation of motherhood, written in the late 19th century. The book explores the various representations and themes surrounding the figure of the Madonna in art history, focusing on how artists have depicted her relationship with her child across different styles and periods. The opening portion of the work introduces the aim of the book, clarifying that it is not concerned with historical or legendary details about the Virgin Mary but rather with the artistic embodiment of her role as a mother. The author outlines a systematic approach to categorizing Madonna imagery based on stylistic composition and thematic significance. Beginning with a historical overview, Hurll notes the enduring popularity of Madonna artworks, emphasizing the universal appeal of motherhood that these images embody. She introduces initial classification methods for Madonna imagery, setting the stage for a detailed examination of different artistic styles and their portrayal of maternal love, reverence, and the idealization of the Madonna figure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Art N Text Art Browsing: Art & Photography Category: Art 199544 2025-06-07T12:17:23.639556 text/html 192274 2020-12-13T12:12:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1915472 2020-12-13T12:12:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2089743 2025-06-07T12:17:32.548512 application/epub+zip 2083427 2025-06-07T12:17:26.520534 application/epub+zip 139926 2025-06-07T12:17:24.819542 application/epub+zip 2226160 2025-06-07T12:17:36.670507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2188044 2025-06-07T12:17:30.877547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239230 2022-09-08T10:45:34.200908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144625 2025-06-07T12:17:22.615559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144388 2020-12-13T12:12:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 54340 2020-12-13T12:12:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144398 2020-12-13T12:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54281 2020-12-13T12:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20178 2025-06-07T12:17:36.832477 application/rdf+xml 14201 2025-06-07T12:17:25.389531 image/jpeg 3671 2025-06-07T12:17:25.102548 image/jpeg 1988402 2025-06-07T12:17:23.788525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia