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Pregnancy in art covers any artistic work that depicts pregnancy and fertility in women. Venus of Willendorf is perhaps the first artwork depicting pregnancy. In the Ancient European period, pregnancy was considered taboo and largely avoided in art. Later, in the medieval period, the taboo slowly began to be lifted. Many new portraits of pregnant women or women posing to be pregnant were created. The Arnolfini portrait is one of this, however, there is a dispute on whether the woman was pregnant or not while posing for this painting.^[1] La Donna Gravida was another painting painted in the Medieval period.^{[citation needed]} Studies of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa raised many speculations considering it to be an example of pregnancy in art. ^[2] The Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma painted many paintings depiction pregnancy and motherhood.

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[1] ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2036955/The-Arnolfini-portrait-Jan-van-Eyck-The-mystery-National-Gallery-masterpiece.html

[2] "Was Mona Lisa pregnant when she posed?". 27 September 2006.

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 [[File:Alexandra Branicka by Miropolski.jpg|thumb|A painting of a pregnant woman by Leontiy Miropolskiy]]
 '''Pregnancy in art''' covers any [[artistic work]] that depicts [[pregnancy]] and [[fertility]] in women.
-[[Venus of Willendorf]] is perhaps the first artwork depicting pregnancy. In the Ancient European period, pregnancy was considered [[taboo]] and largely avoided in art. Later, in the [[medieval period]], it slowly started to be lifted. Many new portraits of pregnant women or women posing to be pregnant were created. The [[Arnolfini portrait]] is one of this, however, there is a dispute on whether the woman is pregnant in this painting. <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2036955/The-Arnolfini-portrait-Jan-van-Eyck-The-mystery-National-Gallery-masterpiece.html</ref> [[La Donna Gravida]] was another painting.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}. Recent studies of [[Leonardo Da Vinci]]'s [[Mona Lisa]] is consider it to be an example of pregnancy in art. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15029288/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/was-mona-lisa-pregnant-when-she-posed/|title=Was Mona Lisa pregnant when she posed?|date=27 September 2006|publisher=}}</ref> The Indian painter [[Raja Ravi Varma]] painted many paintings depiction pregnancy and motherhood like ''Tharratupattu'', meaning Lullaby.
+[[Venus of Willendorf]] is perhaps the first artwork depicting pregnancy. In the Ancient European period, pregnancy was considered [[taboo]] and largely avoided in art. Later, in the [[medieval period]], the taboo slowly began to be lifted. Many new portraits of pregnant women or women posing to be pregnant were created. The [[Arnolfini portrait]] is one of this, however, there is a dispute on whether the woman was pregnant or not while posing for this painting.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2036955/The-Arnolfini-portrait-Jan-van-Eyck-The-mystery-National-Gallery-masterpiece.html</ref> [[La Donna Gravida]] was another painting painted in the Medieval period.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Studies of [[Leonardo Da Vinci]]'s [[Mona Lisa]] raised many speculations considering it to be an example of pregnancy in art. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15029288/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/was-mona-lisa-pregnant-when-she-posed/|title=Was Mona Lisa pregnant when she posed?|date=27 September 2006|publisher=}}</ref> The Indian painter [[Raja Ravi Varma]] painted many paintings depiction pregnancy and motherhood.
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