The Two Mothers

Hans Baldung

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of two nude women with multiple babies. The woman on the left sits on the left side of the image with one leg crossed over the other. She holds a nude baby on her lap and a flat dish with a lid in her right hand. Her face is turned toward a book held by a baby in her left hand. The woman on the right sits on a rock on the right side with her left leg crossed over her right leg. She holds a nude baby on her right leg with her left hand and the baby nurses. Her right hand supports her right elbow. The woman on the right has her hair pulled back. The woman on the left has a head covering. Multiple nude babies play with various objects on the ground around them. The background contains trees with leaves and fruit. The image has a thin black border and a beige background. The drawing style appears to be from the Northern Renaissance period. The title is The Two Mothers, by Hans Baldung.