
“Madonna Litta” by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1600s
“When [Jesus] sucked the milk of Mary, He was suckling all with Life. While He was lying on His Mother’s bosom, in His bosom were all creatures lying. He was silent as a Babe, and yet He was making His creatures execute all His commands.” (Hymns on the Nativity, Hymn 3)

“The Virgin Nursing the Child,” by Pompeo Batoni, via Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons