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An 18th-century painting on cloth of Mary and Jesus at the Addis Ababa Museum.
Photograph by Painting via Werner Forman Archive, Bridgeman Images
A Chinese tile painting in the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth
Photograph by Ryan Rodrick Beiler, Alamy
A stained glass window at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján. Our Lady of Luján is considered the patroness of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Photograph by Martin Gray, NG Creative
The Black Madonna at the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
Photograph by Photograph via Monasterio Real, Guadalupe, Spain, Bridgeman Images
A Greek Orthodox icon from Thessaloniki, Greece, depicting the Virgin Mary and a young yet infinitely wise-looking Jesus.
Photograph by Painting via Godong, Robert Harding Picture Library via Nat Geo Image Collection
A contemporary portrait of Mary and Jesus by the Haitian-born American artist Patricia Brintle is a vibrant representation of them.
Photograph by Painting by Patricia Brintle via Private Collection, Bridgeman Images
Marianne Stokes’s painting at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery of an angelic-looking Madonna cradling her newborn child .
Photograph by Painting by Marianne Stokes (1855-1927), Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK, Bridgeman Images