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Tue, Jun 26 2007

The Virgin with the Green Cushion

virgin-with-the-green-cushion.jpgThis 16th century Italian painting by Solario hangs in the Louvre in Paris. It’s entitled “The Virgin with the Green Cushion.” Perhaps today it might be better known as The Original Boppy!
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  1. Trackback
    865 days ago
    Merry Breastfeeding! | Breastfeeding Moms Unite

    [...] Mama’s Holiday Babies (be sure to check out her links – especially this one to The Virgin with the Green Cushion at Breastfeeding [...]

  2. By Lauren @ HoboMama

    I had to link to such a great Christmas joke!

    http://www.hobomama.com/2009/12/wordless-wednesday-holiday-babies.html

    Like Melodie, I can’t stop thinking of the cushion as Boppy-shaped now that I’m thinking about it that way! :)

  3. By Melodie

    This is fantastic! And yeah, it does kind of look like a bobby once you’re given the comparison!

  4. By amygeekgrl

    love this! LOL about the original boppy.

  5. By Sinead@BreastFeedingMums

    Brilliant!

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    1779 days ago
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  7. By Contessa

    Love it!! Of course, it is nature’s nutrition for all time!

  8. By Kate

    I love this post.
    Yeah, that’s our kind of our lady.