Abstract
"Child-Life in Art" by Estelle M. Hurll is a thematic exploration of the representation of children in Western art, ranging from religious iconography to secular portraiture. The work categorizes child subjects into several distinct types, including the Christ Child, infant angels (cherubs), royal children, and children of the peasantry. Hurll analyzes how different masters, such as Raphael, Velázquez, Reynolds, and Van Dyck, captured the innocence, playfulness, and evolving socia ...