Bonding Collection

The Cholmondeley Sisters, 1600-1610. Double portrait of the sisters sitting in bed, each holding a baby. From the Tate Gallery, London

The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668

Couple on tennis court, woman jumping in foreground

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

A sperm whale family swimming together
A sperm whale family swims together while sharing a close bond between them

Couple jumping on tennis court, smiling

Red deer in Glen Etive, Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The long sandy beach beside the Ackergill Links at Sinclairs Bay

Lioness with two cubs (Panthera leo), Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), chick and adults, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Emperor penguin chick and adulta (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Infant mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) clinging to its mothers neck, Amahoro A group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Cheetah - two showing affection. Maasai Mara - Kenya
LA-3151 Cheetah - two showing affection Maasai Mara - Kenya Acinonyx jubatus Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sleeping baby
MODEL RELEASED. Sleeping baby being cuddled by her mother. This baby girl is 3 months old

Sunset at Grace Bay, Provienciales, Turks & Caicos
A beautiful sunset over Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos coastline at dusk / twilight. Trade-winds & localized cloud cover creating wispy shapes

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing, part of ritual courtship, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
A pair of Helmeted Guineafowl stand together on a fallen tree trunk. Kruger National Park, South Africa

A landscape with wood; Diana offers a hare to a nymph; Silenus and Ceres in foreground, c1614. Artist: Abraham Govaerts
A landscape with wood; Diana offers a hare to a nymph; Silenus and Ceres in foreground, c1614. From a private collection

Adult and infant chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Close up of puffins courting in grassy
animals, animals in the wild, atlantic puffin, bird, bonding, close u, Fascinating Puffins, 533765367

The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Two girls, the elder one blind and with a concertina in her lap, rest by a wayside stream after rain

Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April

Proboscis Monkey mother and baby, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kids playing soccer at ruins in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Man and woman in love holding hands walking on empty sandy shore surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Virgin and Child, 16th century. From the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

Blue and Yellow MACAWS / Blue and Gold macaws - X2 preening (Ara ararauna). Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia

Svalbard. Mother and child Polar Bears

Picture No. 10901790
Puffins - greeting each other and billing to show bond - June (Fratercula arctica). Skomer Island - South Wales - UK. Date:

Massaging baby toes
MODEL RELEASED. Massaging baby toes. Hands massaging the feet and toes of a baby. Massage is used to promote relaxation, relieve muscle spasms

Oxytocin neurotransmitter molecule. Computer model showing the structure of the neurotransmitter and hormone Oxytocin. Atoms are colour-coded spheres (carbon: dark grey, hydrogen: light grey)

Maasai Giraffe - mother sucking young's ear, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya JFL01224
FL-3088 Maasai Giraffe - mother sucking youngs ear Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Giraffa camelopardalis tippelski Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Blue & Yellow Macaws x2 preening. Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia
ANZ-618 Blue and Yellow MACAWS / Blue and Gold macaws - X2 preening Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia. Ara ararauna Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal

Adult female mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) with infant riding on her back, Amahoro A group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Emperor penguin chick and adults (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Parents kissing baby boy
MODEL RELEASED. Parents kissing baby boy. Mother and father kissing their 6-month-old baby boy

Cow And Calf Moose On A Summer Day, Alaska

Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) family of a vixen and four kits, Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Buckminsterfullerene molecule. Computer graphic of buckminsterfullerene (C60), a structural form (allotrope) of carbon. The carbon (C) atoms (green spheres)

Elephant and baby (Loxodonta africana), Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water - Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan

JPF-10209 Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan Macaca fuscata Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mountain gorilla mother holding infant facing her, Sabynyo group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Baby girl and father
MODEL RELEASED. Baby girl and father. 5-month-old baby girl with her hand on her fathers mouth

Cat Patched tabby, tortoiseshell & white, licking kitten. Santorini Island, Greece
WAT-6677 CAT- Patched tabby, tortoiseshell, and white, licking kitten Santorini Is. Greece M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) adult pair, with necks entwined, courtship behaviour on water, Oxfordshire, England, May

Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) adult pair, summer plumage, circling on lake in bonding display, North Michigan, U.S.A. june

Female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Huan Huan, holding her female cub, Yuandudu, age 3 months, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. Captive

Boy and girl sitting on curb, eating ice cream cones
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Boy and girl sitting on curb, eating ice cream cones

Men & Women In Bathing Suits In Front Of 1938 Ford Wood Body Station Wagon Automobile At Seashore Talking
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Men & Women In Bathing Suits In Front Of 1938 Ford Wood Body Station Wagon Automobile At Seashore Talking

Australias crane: the Brolga
A brolga showing how it lives in its environment. There are a number of traditional Aboriginal legends and dances are associated with the bird

Australians Iconic Brolga Crane
A brolga showing how it lives in its environment. There are a number of traditional Aboriginal legends and dances are associated with the bird

A couple sitting on top of Fire Wave rock formation before sunset, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, Western United States, USA

The Potato Eaters, 1885. Creator: Vincent van Gogh
The Potato Eaters, 1885

French new year postcard depicting a middle class mother and child, 1900
3665964 French new year postcard depicting a middle class mother and child, 1900 by French Photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Sunday Morning, 1872
3479411 Sunday Morning, 1872; (add.info.: Sunday Morning. From the Sunday at home, London 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia
2603887 Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia; (add.info.: Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia from 1894. embracing Pallas - Athene (Minerva) the ancient goddess of Wisdom

Four men cycling on a tandem
5616646 Four men cycling on a tandem; (add.info.: Illustration of four men cycling on a tandem 1890. 01/01/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

A couple of waved albatrosses, Diomedea irrorata. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

A lioness, Panthera leo, greeted by the her cubs upon her return, Masai Mara, Kenya. Kenya

Portrait of a lioness, Panthera leo, and her cub, Masai Mara, Kenya. Kenya

A lioness, Panthera leo, greeted by the her cubs upon her return, Masai Mara, Kenya. Kenya

A chacma baboon, Papio ursinus, with a newborn in Chobe National Park. Botswana

A female African elephant and calf, Loxodonta Africana, drinking in the river Khwai. Khwai Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Infant Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes), aged 7 months, clinging onto its mother, Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, Africa

Teenage couple sitting on fallen log by side of creek, talking
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Teenage couple sitting on fallen log by side of creek, talking

February - Valentines Day
Love-lorn men and women of all shapes, sizes and ages firing cupids arrows at each other across the street on St Valentines Day, 14th February

American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) courting pair performing Piping Display, calling as they walk along together, Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA, March

The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1890). Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem was a tournament held in June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) bathing, Addo elephant national park, Eastern Cape
African elephants, Loxodonta africana, bathing, Addo elephant national park, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Achmelvich Bay, turquoise sea, hot weather, North Coast 500, Summer, Assynt, Lochinver
Achmelvich beach in Highland, Scotland, Europe

German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905

Father spanking son

Couple of Maasai with dhow admiring the crystal turquoise sea standing on a white coral beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania (MR)

High angle view of man and woman in love embracing on a beach while looking at Caribbean sea, Antigua & Barbuda, West Indies (MR)

Family is seen through raindrops on a window as they shelter under umbrellas during a
A family is seen through raindrops on a window as they shelter under umbrellas during a rainstorm in London, February 16, 2015

Lion family playing, Kenya

A lioness and cubs playing in Amboseli, Kenya

A Prince and His Sons Receive Visitors in the Mardana (Men's Quarter), 1786. Creator: Unknown
A Prince and His Sons Receive Visitors in the Mardana (Men's Quarter), 1786

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Rajat Dawn

Father and Daughter
Hanna Lee Tidd

Grandfather's Lap
Avishek Das

Bermuda, women strolling on private beach at Rosewood Bermuda Hotel

Mother and child playing at the beach, under a pier

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"Bonding: A Celebration of Connection and Love in Art, Nature, and Life" In Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Return of the Prodigal Son, " we witness the profound bond between a father and his wayward child, reminding us that love can transcend all boundaries. On the tennis court, amidst fierce competition, a couple shares a moment of pure joy as they leap into the air together – their synchronized movements reflecting not only their skill but also their deep connection. Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Two Mothers" captures the essence of maternal bonding as two women embrace their children with tenderness and protectiveness, showcasing the universal power of motherly love. Smiles radiate from a couple jumping on a tennis court – an image that encapsulates not just athletic prowess but also the sheer delight found in shared experiences and mutual support. Like a tightly-knit family unit, a sperm whale family gracefully navigates through vast oceanic depths, exemplifying how bonds within nature are essential for survival and emotional well-being. Amidst Scotland's majestic Glencoe Highlands lies Glen Etive where red deer roam freely – their close-knit herds symbolizing strength in unity while reminding us to cherish our own familial ties. Along Ackergill Links at Sinclairs Bay stretches an endless sandy beach inviting families to come together under sunny skies or stormy weather – reinforcing how simple moments spent side by side create lasting bonds. Emperor penguin chicks huddle closely with adults on Snow Hill Island; this heartwarming sight showcases both parental dedication and communal harmony among these resilient creatures in Antarctica's icy realm. The innocent gaze of an infant mountain gorilla reminds us of our primal connections to nature; its vulnerability evokes empathy while emphasizing the importance of protecting endangered species for future generations' sake.