Beautiful Madonna

Beautiful Madonnas emerged as part of gothic art in the 1400s,[1] and they are part of the Czech soft style or beautiful style, a subgenre of International Gothic art.

Artists began portraying the Virgin as a young, beautiful mother with slim S-shaped body wrapped in flowing, draping robes.

A defining trait of beautiful Madonna is the Virgin's motherly interaction with the Christ Child.

They are devotional figures that stand separate from the liturgical space of the church.

Similar depictions of the Virgin Mary in other mediums from the 14th and 15th century, such as wooden statues, paintings, murals, or books, have been included as beautiful Madonnas in art history literature.