Today, New Year's Day, in the Church's calendar is celebrated as the feast of Mary, Mother of God. More accurately translated as "God-bearer", the title theotokos is maybe the most ancient one for Our Lady.
Two images today, very different to each other. The first is an interesting one depicting a tired mother and caring Joseph in a somehwat realistic fashion. The second image is a traditional Mother and Child, a tiny watercolour that I own, decorated with goldleaf. Both capture aspects of today's Feast, so as they used to say in essay titles "compare and contrast"...
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