
Happy Mother's Day!
Since -- as they say -- a picture's worth a thousand words, we'd like to pay homage to every mom with a collection of artworks that put mothers on parade. Behold, the beautiful mommas of art history, from the woman who birthed Whistler to a Pieta to a massive sculpture of a spider dedicated to mamans everywhere.
For more on Mother's Day, check out the essay "A Love Letter to My Mother, an Artist."
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