Tradition of the Madonna -- on T Tuesday

Madonna:

1.  A form of respectful address

2.  An Italian lady

3.  The Virgin Mary

(Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1977)

I find various styles of the portrayal of the Madonna to be an 

endlessly fascinating resource for my art journals, from Medieval

and folk art, to high Renaissance paintings.  It is a variation of

 using master art works for visual journal inspiration.

For December 2013, I will be revisiting some of my drawings

of the Madonna, and some angels too...

The word Madonna is from the old Italian

'ma donna', meaning my lady, according to 

Wikipedia. 

Art that has gone before is an endless

source of inspiration and learning...

Linking up with Bluebeard and Elizabeth

at Altered Book Lover for 

T Tuesday...

Using my red panda mug --
trying to talk about T Things on Tuesday,

and drinking coffee instead of tea!

Stop by again next week to see more

Traditions of the Madonna..

(NOT the pop singer!)