Inspired by Parenthood

Painting, Eternal Comeback, Nizaac Vallejo

Eternal Comeback

Nizaac Vallejo

Painting - 220 x 260 x 2 cm

$72,275

Painting, Motherhood, Iszchan Nazarian

Motherhood

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 101 x 87 cm

$2,033

Painting, La Transmission, Alice Laverty

La Transmission

Alice Laverty

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Mother and Child, Ly Hung Anh

Mother and Child

Ly Hung Anh

Painting - 149.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm

$8,750

Painting, After Baby Diary, Dang Thoa Ngoc

After Baby Diary

Dang Thoa Ngoc

Painting - 119.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm

$1,800

Fine Art Drawings, L'intrus, Stefanie Heyer

L'intrus

Stefanie Heyer

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Mother and Child, Irene Pereyra

Mother and Child

Irene Pereyra

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 23 x 0.2 cm

$339

Print, La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915, Egon Schiele

La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915

Egon Schiele

Print - 76 x 54 cm

$847

Painting, Happy Kid, Eulogia Merle

Happy Kid

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 61.5 x 46 x 4 cm

$1,446

Sculpture, Sans titre (mère et enfant), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sans titre (mère et enfant)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 55 x 15 x 23 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Out of child mom child, Marcel Timmers

Out of child mom child

Marcel Timmers

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$847

Painting, Le scarabée d'or, Catherine Clare

Le scarabée d'or

Catherine Clare

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm

$2,033 $1,829

Painting, Lili, AE2

Lili

AE2

Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm

$1,299

Painting, Pastorale africaine - Complicité, frères et soeurs, Catherine Clare

Pastorale africaine - Complicité, frères et soeurs

Catherine Clare

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,823 $2,202

Painting, Father and Kid, Jef Aérosol

Father and Kid

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 130 x 162 x 5 cm

$14,681

Painting, Parents, Waleria Matelska

Parents

Waleria Matelska

Painting - 24 x 32 cm

$282

Photography, Rue Mouffetard - Triptych, Uwe Ommer

Rue Mouffetard - Triptych

Uwe Ommer

Photography - 45 x 100 x 0.3 cm

$1,650

Sculpture, Visa-vie, Fanjol

Visa-vie

Fanjol

Sculpture - 28 x 14 x 14 cm

$6,211

Painting, Family, Judith Ruiz

Family

Judith Ruiz

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm

$4,291

Print, Matremonial Blessing, Tosin Oyeniyi

Matremonial Blessing

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$1,800

Painting, A Fusion, Waleria Matelska

A Fusion

Waleria Matelska

Painting - 13 x 20 cm

$282

Sculpture, Lovers, Karine Giboulo

Lovers

Karine Giboulo

Sculpture - 14 x 6.35 x 5 cm

$2,236

Sculpture, Spooning, Karine Giboulo

Spooning

Karine Giboulo

Sculpture - 2.5 x 14 x 5 cm

$1,863

Photography, Rendille Mother and Child, John Kenny

Rendille Mother and Child

John Kenny

Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm

$1,047

Painting, Flowers and cigarettes, AE2

Flowers and cigarettes

AE2

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,299

Painting, Unbreakable, Shake

Unbreakable

Shake

Painting - 115 x 75 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Les gosses de la plage, Valérie Betoulaud

Les gosses de la plage

Valérie Betoulaud

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

$3,275

Sculpture, Flexo Be a mum rouge/blanc, Zed

Flexo Be a mum rouge/blanc

Zed

Sculpture - 36 x 25 x 20 cm

$316

Sculpture, Flexo Be a dad blanc/bleu, Zed

Flexo Be a dad blanc/bleu

Zed

Sculpture - 33 x 15 x 13 cm

$316

Painting, Tailwind, Judith Ruiz

Tailwind

Judith Ruiz

Painting - 60 x 80 cm

$1,128

Photography, Inchoy and child, John Kenny

Inchoy and child

John Kenny

Photography - 90 x 60 cm

$2,173

Painting, Mother and child, Eyitayo Alagbe

Mother and child

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$5,000

Sculpture, Parents hugging, children sleeping, Karine Giboulo

Parents hugging, children sleeping

Karine Giboulo

Sculpture - 14 x 16 x 6 cm

$3,388

Painting, Sisterhood 1, Olomola Tobi

Sisterhood 1

Olomola Tobi

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$3,200

Painting, Fatherhood, Nina Narimanishvili

Fatherhood

Nina Narimanishvili

Painting - 70 x 90 x 0.5 cm

$2,823

Painting, L’heure Netfix, Victorine Follana

L’heure Netfix

Victorine Follana

Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm

$3,162

Painting, Father, Helen Uter

Father

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Avec eux, Victorine Follana

Avec eux

Victorine Follana

Painting - 130 x 97 x 4 cm

$3,953

Painting, Sans Titre / Mère, Meteo Meteo

Sans Titre / Mère

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$119 $71

Painting, Mother and child, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mother and child

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 105 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,428

Painting, Les Exilés, Jean-François Morro

Les Exilés

Jean-François Morro

Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm

$824

Painting, Untitled V, Gabriel Augusto

Untitled V

Gabriel Augusto

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, High tide, Antoine Renault

High tide

Antoine Renault

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, 2 is better than 1, Aziseh Emmanuel

2 is better than 1

Aziseh Emmanuel

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm

$4,743

Photography, Nous sommes tous des enfants, Jean Valera

Nous sommes tous des enfants

Jean Valera

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$124

Painting, The meeting place, Aziseh Emmanuel

The meeting place

Aziseh Emmanuel

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm

$6,437

Painting, The Happy Family XXI, Angu Walters

The Happy Family XXI

Angu Walters

Painting - 90 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$2,300

Photography, Portrait de Jeanne Bizet, Didier Bizet

Portrait de Jeanne Bizet

Didier Bizet

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$339

Photography, Réunion en famille, série une famille Française, Didier Bizet

Réunion en famille, série une famille Française

Didier Bizet

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$339

Painting, The Happy Family VI, Angu Walters

The Happy Family VI

Angu Walters

Painting - 40 x 34 x 0.1 cm

$500

Painting, A walk, Galya Popova

A walk

Galya Popova

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,710

Painting, Father and Son, Marian Williams

Father and Son

Marian Williams

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$141

Painting, Ce sont nos enfants, Lisbeth Buonanno

Ce sont nos enfants

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 73 x 113 x 2 cm

$3,953

Painting, Tiny Feet, Alexander Levich

Tiny Feet

Alexander Levich

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$982

Sculpture, Les vacances, Isabelle Healy

Les vacances

Isabelle Healy

Sculpture - 43 x 57 x 5 cm

$5,082

Sculpture, Trans parent ces, Fanjol

Trans parent ces

Fanjol

Sculpture - 30 x 26 x 15 cm

$8,809

Photography, Motherhood, Mihaela Ivanova

Motherhood

Mihaela Ivanova

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$768

Photography, Motherhood, Mihaela Ivanova

Motherhood

Mihaela Ivanova

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm

$734

Painting, Les enfants flippants II, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Les enfants flippants II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 55 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$847

Inspired by Parenthood

Parenthood and familial scenes have offered much inspiration to artists throughout the centuries of art history. Prehistoric art shows us some of the first parents in art history with the mother goddess, a sovereign force of creation. In the West, the subject of parenthood has permeated throughout religious artifacts and Christian iconography. God serves as the original paternal figure to humankind. Nowhere is the presence of God, the Father, shown more fervently in artworks of the Renaissance. The omnipotent presence of God as the eternal father in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam provides the archetypal example. Likewise the Madonna figure is idolized among Christians as the venerated maternal figure of origin. 

It is said that there is nothing more gratifying than nurturing children. From infanthood to childhood to adulthood, the saying is that it 'takes a village'. This is the narrative captured by the photographic work of Didier Bizet. His award-winning Baby boom series is inspired by a generation of parents. 

Artworks inspired by parenthood do not always transpire as scenes of domestic bliss. Situations including domineering patriarchs, discord and separation often lean towards scenes of familial dysfunctionality rather than domestic harmony. Perhaps the popularity of artworks inspired by parenthood lies in the subject matter's honesty. Not all artworks inspired by parenthood depict scenes of happy families. Explore a vast array of artworks inspired by parenthood on Artsper through the work of Waleria Matelska, Alfredo Vilchis Roque, among other artists.


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