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Pregnancy Collection (page 4)

"Pregnancy: A Sacred Journey through Time and Culture" Embarking on the miraculous journey of pregnancy, women have been revered and celebrated throughout history

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame Arthur et d'intituler mon enfant Oscar

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Naked pregnant women

Naked pregnant women
Naked pregnant woman at full term

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Syphilis and pregnancy, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis and pregnancy, 1920s projection slide

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Adams and Eva

The Adams and Eva
Andi Halil

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Immaculate Conception, post 1667- ante 1690 (marble)

Immaculate Conception, post 1667- ante 1690 (marble)
7352741 Immaculate Conception, post 1667- ante 1690 (marble) by Parodi, Filippo (1630-1702); 106x50 cm; Chiesa di Santa Maria della Cella, Genoa, Liguria

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The immaculate conception, 1680s (oil on canvas)

The immaculate conception, 1680s (oil on canvas)
7058508 The immaculate conception, 1680s (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: The immaculate conception, 1680s)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Immaculate conception, after Bernardo Cavallino (oil on canvas)

Immaculate conception, after Bernardo Cavallino (oil on canvas)
7064258 Immaculate conception, after Bernardo Cavallino (oil on canvas) by Cavallino, Bernardo (1616-54); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Immaculate conception)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Most Holy Incarnation (Immaculate Conception), Altarpiece, 1631 (oil on canvas)

The Most Holy Incarnation (Immaculate Conception), Altarpiece, 1631 (oil on canvas)
7352703 The Most Holy Incarnation (Immaculate Conception), Altarpiece, 1631 (oil on canvas) by Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The pregnant woman, la gravida, 1505-06, (painting)

The pregnant woman, la gravida, 1505-06, (painting)
7129969 The pregnant woman, la gravida, 1505-06, (painting) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: The pregnant woman, la gravida, 1505-06)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The visitation, after 1524, (oil on panel)

The visitation, after 1524, (oil on panel)
7128880 The visitation, after 1524, (oil on panel) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: The visitation, after 1524, Andrea del Sarto, oil on panel)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Visitation, (oil on canvas)

Visitation, (oil on canvas)
7129951 Visitation, (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99) (attr.to); Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: Visitation, attributed to Mattia Preti)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Saint Joseph's dream, 1617-19 (oil on board)

Saint Joseph's dream, 1617-19 (oil on board)
7352690 Saint Joseph's dream, 1617-19 (oil on board) by Ciampelli, Agostino (1577-1642); Chiesa S. Anna dei frati Carmelitani Scalzi, Genoa, Liguria

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The annunciation, 1555-60 circa, Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli (oil on canvas)

The annunciation, 1555-60 circa, Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli (oil on canvas)
7064188 The annunciation, 1555-60 circa, Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli (oil on canvas) by Bedoli, Girolamo Mazzola (c.1500-69); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: The annunciation)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Dispute on the Immaculate Conception, 1528 circa, Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis known as il

Dispute on the Immaculate Conception, 1528 circa, Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis known as il Pordenone (oil on panel)
7064168 Dispute on the Immaculate Conception, 1528 circa, Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis known as il Pordenone (oil on panel) by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Landscape with the visitation, (oil on canvas)

Landscape with the visitation, (oil on canvas)
7129302 Landscape with the visitation, (oil on canvas) by Albani, Francesco (1578-1660); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Landscape with the visitation, Francesco Albani)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Visitation with St Joseph and St Zacharias, 1550 circa, (oil on canvas)

Visitation with St Joseph and St Zacharias, 1550 circa, (oil on canvas)
7128837 Visitation with St Joseph and St Zacharias, 1550 circa, (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 256x153 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Incarnation of Christ, 1500-05, (oil on wood)

Incarnation of Christ, 1500-05, (oil on wood)
7146531 Incarnation of Christ, 1500-05, (oil on wood) by Cosimo, Piero di (c.1462-1521); 206x172 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Incarnation of Christ)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Virgin - Sculpture by Master Pero (14th century), polychrome limestone

The Virgin - Sculpture by Master Pero (14th century), polychrome limestone, 14th century - (The Virgin)
LSE4317363 The Virgin - Sculpture by Master Pero (14th century), polychrome limestone, 14th century - (The Virgin, Sculpture by Master Pero, 14th century) - Musee de Lamego

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Annunciation, 1510-1600 (pen and black ink on paper)

The Annunciation, 1510-1600 (pen and black ink on paper)
7308275 The Annunciation, 1510-1600 (pen and black ink on paper) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 16.1x13.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph, c. 1425/1450 ( tempera on European walnut)

The Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph, c. 1425/1450 ( tempera on European walnut)
7295162 The Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph, c. 1425/1450 ( tempera on European walnut) by French School, (15th century); 70.5 x 35 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Annunciation, 1571. Creator: Mario Cartaro

The Annunciation, 1571. Creator: Mario Cartaro
The Annunciation, 1571

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Annunciation, late 15th century. Creator: Master FVB

The Annunciation, late 15th century. Creator: Master FVB
The Annunciation, late 15th century

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The Annunciation, 1652. Creator: Johann Jakob Thurneysen the Elder

The Annunciation, 1652. Creator: Johann Jakob Thurneysen the Elder
The Annunciation, 1652

Background imagePregnancy Collection: The dream of life - fresco by Orcagna, 14th century, bibl. des Arts Deco, Paris

The dream of life - fresco by Orcagna, 14th century, bibl. des Arts Deco, Paris
LSE4108612 The dream of life - fresco by Orcagna, 14th century, bibl. des Arts Deco, Paris. by Italian School, (14th century) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Love, Courtship, Marriage (colour litho)

Love, Courtship, Marriage (colour litho)
3093334 Love, Courtship, Marriage (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love, Courtship, Marriage. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePregnancy Collection: DDE-90019571

DDE-90019571
Pregnant Burchelli's Zebra, Equus burchellii, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya Date: 11/11/2005

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Pregnant woman, the daughter of a migrant family, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Pregnant woman, the daughter of a migrant family, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pregnant woman, the daughter of a migrant family. Imperial Valley, California

Background imagePregnancy Collection: One of migratory family in FSA labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

One of migratory family in FSA labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA) labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Daughter of migratory family in FSA labor camp, Calpatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Daughter of migratory family in FSA labor camp, Calpatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Daughter of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA) labor camp. Calpatria, Imperial Valley, California

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Baby clothes, FSA mobile camp unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Baby clothes, FSA mobile camp unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Baby clothes. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp unit. [Young mother, aged twenty-two, and little girl three years old. New baby expected in December]

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Young mother, aged twenty-two... FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young mother, aged twenty-two... FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl three years old. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. New baby expected in December

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl... FSA, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl... FSA, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl three years old. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. New baby expected in December

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Growers camp for migrant labor on the edge of the pea fields, near Calipatria, CA, 1939

Growers camp for migrant labor on the edge of the pea fields, near Calipatria, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. In growers camp for migrant labor on the edge of the pea fields. Public health nurse interviews and advises prospective mother, aged seventeen

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Young mother brings her child to the trailer clinic... FSA, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young mother brings her child to the trailer clinic... FSA, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
Young mother brings her child to the trailer clinic on the day when the doctor will be in camp to examine some of the children. Merrill, Klamath county, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Monument to Stephane Etienne Tarnier (1828-1897), doctor, French obstretrician

Monument to Stephane Etienne Tarnier (1828-1897), doctor, French obstretrician
YOU4419986 Monument to Stephane Etienne Tarnier (1828-1897), doctor, French obstretrician, Sculpture in high relief by Denys Puech (1854-1942). Photography, KIM Youngtae, Paris

Background imagePregnancy Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 314, Satirique en couleurs, 1907_4_6: Spain

L Assiette au Beurre, number 314, Satirique en couleurs, 1907_4_6: Spain, President of the Republic, Maternity
ICA4910619 L Assiette au Beurre, number 314, Satirique en couleurs, 1907_4_6: Spain, President of the Republic, Maternity, Armchair (symbol of power) - Fallieres Armand (lithograph) by Camara

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Peasant Family at Table, from the Room of Rustic Scenes, in the Foresteria (Guesthouse)

Peasant Family at Table, from the Room of Rustic Scenes, in the Foresteria (Guesthouse) 1757 (fresco)
5962730 Peasant Family at Table, from the Room of Rustic Scenes, in the Foresteria (Guesthouse) 1757 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); Villa Valmarana ai Nani

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 314, Satirical in Colours, 1907_4_6

Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 314, Satirical in Colours, 1907_4_6
ICA4700488 Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 314, Satirical in Colours, 1907_4_6 by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); (add.info.: Spain, Maternity - Alfonso XIII)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Christ blessing children. Master Of HB A La Tete De Griffon (16th Century). Oil on wood. Dim: 0

Christ blessing children. Master Of HB A La Tete De Griffon (16th Century). Oil on wood. Dim: 0. 73 x 0. 59m
JLJ4690322 Christ blessing children. Master Of HB A La Tete De Griffon (16th Century). Oil on wood. Dim: 0.73 x 0.59m. - Christ blessing children. By Master HB of the Griffons Head. 16th Century

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Tile depicting 'Visitation'(scene of the New Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)

Tile depicting "Visitation"(scene of the New Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166500 Tile depicting " Visitation" (scene of the New Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Visitatio B M V (chromolitho)

Visitatio B M V (chromolitho)
7188686 Visitatio B M V (chromolitho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visitatio B M V)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Childbirth (woodcut)

Childbirth (woodcut)
7186200 Childbirth (woodcut) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childbirth. Illustration from Bilder-Lexicon Sexualwissenschaft (Verlag fur Kulturforschung)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Diane et Callisto (Diana and Callisto). Mythologie grecque : Diane decouvre la grossesse de la

Diane et Callisto (Diana and Callisto). Mythologie grecque : Diane decouvre la grossesse de la nymphe Callisto enceinte
FIA5340443 Diane et Callisto (Diana and Callisto). Mythologie grecque : Diane decouvre la grossesse de la nymphe Callisto enceinte de Zeus. Peinture de Pietro Liberi (1614-1687). Art baroque

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Woman giving birth (woodcut)

Woman giving birth (woodcut)
7201480 Woman giving birth (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman giving birth)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Woman said to have been pregnant for nine years (engraving)

Woman said to have been pregnant for nine years (engraving)
7201487 Woman said to have been pregnant for nine years (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman said to have been pregnant for nine years)

Background imagePregnancy Collection: Woman giving birth (woodcut)

Woman giving birth (woodcut)
7201479 Woman giving birth (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman giving birth)




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"Pregnancy: A Sacred Journey through Time and Culture" Embarking on the miraculous journey of pregnancy, women have been revered and celebrated throughout history. From ancient Egypt to religious depictions, this transformative phase has left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. In the realm of religion, Egypt worshipped Taweret, a goddess embodying fertility and protection during childbirth. Her presence symbolized hope and guidance for expectant mothers as they embarked on their path towards motherhood. Artists like Fra Angelico captured the essence in masterpieces such as "The Annunciation. " This timeless painting from c1438-1445 showcases the divine moment when Mary learns she will bear Jesus, emphasizing the sacredness surrounding conception. Lactating breast tissue under a light micrograph reveals nature's intricate design to nourish newborns. It exemplifies how a woman's body adapts to provide sustenance for her child after birth—a testament to the incredible bond between mother and baby. From teenage pregnancies challenging societal norms to manuscripts like Jean Bourdichon's "Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, " ca. 1485-90, depicting angelic encounters with young maidens; pregnancy transcends age barriers while reminding us of its profound impact regardless of circumstances. Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "The Cestello Annunciation" transports us back to Renaissance Florence. The delicate brushstrokes capture Mary's astonishment upon receiving news about her impending motherhood—an ethereal portrayal that continues to inspire awe centuries later. Even amidst lighter moments depicted in artworks like "The Orangerie - or - The Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of Planting, " 1796, we are reminded that love can blossom even during times when life is preparing for new beginnings—pregnancy being one such beautiful beginning itself. Contraceptive methods like IUDs coexist alongside sperm cells, representing the choices available to individuals when planning their families.