Visual Arts
Peter Pelchat
Children at her Feet

Portrait of my grand mother. I am comparing her to the women seen in old and famous paintings 'madonna and child' and 'mother and child' produced during the 1500s and 1600s mostly in Italy.
Children at her Feet
Peter Pelchat, 2004
Mixed media/collage, 15 x 20"
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Children at her feet

“The title comes from a song of the beatles called “Lady Madonna” The portrait is my grand mother's. Apparently she was very good for her children and her grand-children.Here i am comparing her to some of the famous paintings of “madonna and child” that were painted by the millions in the past by many famous artists. on the lower left corner there are 3 copies of “the madonna with the long neck” The reason why i picked this painting by Parmigianino is because the way the madonna looks in that painting is different from any other artists' rendition of her. She is special just like my grand-mother. Below my grandmother there are 4 strips of real sandpaper that i had glued. they represent her character. According to my mother and everyone who knew her, my grandmother was a special woman indeed.“

P. Pelchat