The subject of mother and child runs through the various stages of Picasso’s artistic production, although it appears more frequently in his early works.
Picasso's Maternities belong to the artist's neoclassical period, during which he developed a style reminiscent of classicism and used mythological images such as centaurs, minotaurs, nymphs, and fauns.
He created at least a dozen pictures inspired by and dedicated to motherhood and the special relationship between mother and child.
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