'The Love of a Mother' celebrates the enduring theme of motherhood in art, one that has inspired master artists for centuries. Most of the works in the show come from the Columbus Museum's collection, but we've also added some important pictures, including canvases by Renoir and Chagall, from other museum collections. Together, these works should give audiences new appreciation for the importance of the mother and child subject through the ages and the many ways in which artists interpreted it. |
'The Love of a Mother' features a diverse selection of 19th and 20th century images of mothers and their children as depicted by American and European artists. |
More than any other artist of her generation, Cassatt was identified as a master of capturing intimate moments between a mother and her children. This pastel is a remarkable example of Cassatt at her finest, both as a portraitist and as an impressionist. |