“Don’t grab my nipple!” Plus 9 other thoughts of long-suffering mothers in art

I’m no art historian, but you don’t need to be one to realise that a favourite subject of all artists everywhere seems to be the relationship between mothers and children. My relationship with my kids doesn’t look anywhere near this beatific. Here’s what I think these mothers might have REALLY been thinking.

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'Venus Disarming Cupid' by Amigoni

What she’s really thinking:

No! You can’t have the arrow back! I don’t know how many times I’ve told you not to play with arrows in the house. It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye!

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