Urban Madonna
9 x 12
“Urban Madonna,” inspired by Filippo Lippi’s Madonna and Child, depicts the classic Madonna holding a wailing child, while her head is turned to gaze wistfully at a far off urban cityscape. Paired with flowers wreathing the frame, carnations, roses, and orchids symbolic for motherhood, “Urban Madonna” explores the sacrifices women make when having children, and the unfair assumptions behind traditional roles of motherhood.