Madonna and Child at The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means My Lady in Italian. Artworks of the Christ Child and his mother Mary are part of the Roman Catholic tradition in many parts of the world including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, South America and the Philippines. Paintings known as icons are also an important tradition of the Orthodox Church and often show the Mary and the Christ Child. They are found particularly in Eastern Europe, Russia, Egypt, the Middle East and India. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.《圣母子》（The Madonna and Child / The Virgin and Child）常作为艺术作品的命名，用以描绘圣母玛利亚与圣子耶稣。其中“Madonna”一词在意大利语中意为“我的女士”。以圣子基督与其母亲玛利亚为主题的艺术作品，是全球诸多地区罗马天主教传统的重要组成部分，涵盖意大利、西班牙、葡萄牙、法国、南美及菲律宾等地。 被称为圣像画（icons）的作品亦是东正教的重要艺术传统，其主题常为玛利亚与圣子耶稣，这类作品主要流传于东欧、俄罗斯、埃及、中东与印度地区。 本展品隶属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。该项目由MyMiniFactory推出，属于非营利性倡议，旨在打造一个面向公众免费开放的数字档案库，收录全球各地可完全3D打印的雕塑、艺术作品与地标建筑。 “扫描世界”是一项开源的社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。