The Madonna and Child is a painting topic commonly known throughout the Christian, Catholic and Orthodox religions. It is usually a representation of the Virgin Mary (Madonna) and baby Jesus (Child). In most pictures baby Jesus and Mary are the only focal point but in some paintings they are surrounded by angels, worshiper, and/ or priest each representing numerous things depending on the mind frame of the artist and the era in which the picture is made. Over many centuries, The Madonna and Child has been a common topic of art, but during the time period of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Madonna and Child reached its highest point among artists. Although the theme of the picture was replicated numerous of time no two pictures were alike and each picture told its own individual story. Madonna and Child had its start during the Byzantine era, a time period in which paintings were not made to look life like, but rather held the idea that Christ was not only human but a God as well. Towards the beginning of the Renaissance era Madonna and Child started to evolve into a more realistic and relatable state; as artists begin to paint a more precise representation of their subjects. Even though artists has begun to focus more on the life-like aspects of the pictures as they moved through eras Madonna and Child still and always have relied on symbolism and iconology. During the Byzantine era Madonna and Child was presented as a reminder that Jesus and Mary were different from everyone else, they were more of a symbolism rather than a portrayal of real people. Nothing in these pictures were actually painted to scale, as in the ratio between in the size of Marys head and the proportion of her body. She (Mary) had a very plain face with a lack of resemblance to a real woman, she didnt bare the body of a woman; just the dark blue robes (representing purity as well as royalty) around her; causing viewers to not focus on the beauty of the matte