Looking for Mary/Child image

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Does anyone know of a Mary & Child image that kind of depicts Mary carrying him around like in the middle of the night, and maybe even Joseph is there. Not a traditional Mary-holding-Jesus picture, but one that shows a “scene” of her holding him and walking about or something?
 
**I await the answer to your question.

I am also looking for a pencil or charcoal sketch of Mary and Jesus in the Nativity, Presentation, and Crucifixion. It is a more contemporary picture - however very profound.

Please help us find these prayful pictures. Blessings.**
 
Is this a specific picture you’ve seen before or one you’re looking for and would like to see?
 
Della said:
Maybe not what you are thinking of (although memory can be tricky): Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Luc-Olivier Merson.
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http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/118893/2/Rest-On-The-Flight-Into-Egypt.jpg

Is that the Sphinx? The head is way too big, that’s why I ask. I know there are theories that the reason the head is disproportionately small is because it was originally a lion’s head and then some Pharoah wanted his own head on it, so they chiseled it down and that’s why the head is so small. :o
 
Loren_1of6 said:
I found this one of the Holy Family in the stable.

I also have a holy card that I like that shows Joseph holding the Infant while Mary is stretched out asleep beside the manger.
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Nice, thanks. Do you know how to take a snapshot of your holy card and post it? Or does the holy card have a website or copyright info on it?
 
105lynne said:
Is this a specific picture you’ve seen before or one you’re looking for and would like to see?
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No, I’ve never seen one like what I’m envisioning. Loren’s was somewhat similar. Something kind of like these that depict the mother comforting a child who has woken up in the middle of the night, yet not at the manger scene. Maybe more like a 3-12 month old Jesus.

http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/13291172/2/stock-illustration-13291172-bed-time.jpg

http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbvi...stock-illustration-5251571-baby-boy-icons.jpg
 
I know I scanned in that holy card before, but I can’t find it right now. I’ll keep looking.

In the meantime, if you do an image search for Mary, or Mary and Jesus, or Mary Jesus and Joseph, you can find all kinds of nice pictures. For instance this on was on a musician’s website with the song “Mary’s Lullaby.”
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I don’t see any information on the image, though.
 
MarcoPolo said:
http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/118893/2/Rest-On-The-Flight-Into-Egypt.jpg

Is that the Sphinx? The head is way too big, that’s why I ask. I know there are theories that the reason the head is disproportionately small is because it was originally a lion’s head and then some Pharoah wanted his own head on it, so they chiseled it down and that’s why the head is so small. :o
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The sphynx in the painting it not the famous Great Sphynx that sits near the Great Pyramid. There were many sphynx in Egypt at the time–it was a common “icon” of Egyptian religion and culture.

The head of the Great Sphynx is disproportionate because as the body was being carved a fault was found in the stone, so, in order to keep the stone from cracking, the body was made larger, thus bypassing the crack and making the statue more stable. I’ve heard the theories that it was once a lion’s head carved down to a human head, but there is no real evidence for that.

I guess the picture I linked isn’t the one being asked about in this thread, still I think it’s a lovely depiction of the Holy Family as they rested on their flight into Egypt with Mary and the Child asleep in the sphynx’s paws–a symbol of the prophecy “I called my son out of Egypt” and with St. Joseph sleeping close at hand, chastely guarding the Mother and Christ Child. I have a copy of this painting displayed on our bedroom wall along with one of Our Lady of Mount Carmel loving holding Jesus in her arms. Love both pictures and what they symbolize.
 
Della said:
The sphynx in the painting it not the famous Great Sphynx that sits near the Great Pyramid. There were many sphynx in Egypt at the time–it was a common “icon” of Egyptian religion and culture.

The head of the Great Sphynx is disproportionate because as the body was being carved a fault was found in the stone, so, in order to keep the stone from cracking, the body was made larger, thus bypassing the crack and making the statue more stable. I’ve heard the theories that it was once a lion’s head carved down to a human head, but there is no real evidence for that.

I guess the picture I linked isn’t the one being asked about in this thread, still I think it’s a lovely depiction of the Holy Family as they rested on their flight into Egypt with Mary and the Child asleep in the sphynx’s paws–a symbol of the prophecy “I called my son out of Egypt” and with St. Joseph sleeping close at hand, chastely guarding the Mother and Christ Child. I have a copy of this painting displayed on our bedroom wall along with one of Our Lady of Mount Carmel loving holding Jesus in her arms. Love both pictures and what they symbolize.
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Ohhhh…see I’ve never heard about the crack in the stone! Thanks for sharing though. :o
 
MarcoPolo said:
Ohhhh…see I’ve never heard about the crack in the stone! Thanks for sharing though. :o
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You’re welcome. I’m something of an Ancient Egyptophile, I guess. I eat up research into ancient Egypt. In fact, I’m listening to a TV program about the Lost Pyramid as I’m writing this. 😊 😛

Thank you all for sharing your pictures of the Holy Family/Madonna and Child. They’re all special in their own way. :tiphat:
 
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