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The Bible verse John 19:27, "Behold your mother!" has inspired the most Christian art throughout history. "Madonna and Child" by Fra Filippo Lippi is one of those works now on view in Washington, DC. in the new exhibition "Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea." This exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts is part of the museums ongoing examination of humanist themes related to women. The Christmas season timing makes "Madonna and Child" (above) my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Ian Fairweather's Drunken Buddha Paintings [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: "Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea" Exhibition  [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: "Chitra Ganesh: Eyes of Time" at the Brooklyn Museum [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Lubna Agha's Meditative Precision in Islamic Art  [More News]
• Judaic Art of Week: Amy Reichert’s Art Reinvents Judaica in Chicago [More News]

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