Mother by Joaquín Sorolla

Painted as a tribute to the birth of his youngest daughter Elena, this serene moment catches mother and daughter peacefully resting in bed in a mix of contentment and exhaustion. The white room and bedspread, with the soft light, perfectly captures the calm, while the rosy cheeks of baby Elena, and the tussled hair of the pale, but blissfully smiling Clotilde, is a powerful tribute to motherhood, and to his newborn daughter.