Famous Artists Paint Their Mothers

above: James McNeill Whistler, Whistler's Mother 1871, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Sir Thomas Lawrence, Portrait (sketch) of Lucy Lawrence, the Artist's mother, 1797

Guido Reni, Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1612

Lots more at If It's Hip, It's Here. They will be featuring the works of more contemporary artists tomorrow.