| Madonna with Machine Gun | |
| Other Language 1: | Latvian |
| Other Title 1: | Madonna ar ložmetēju |
| Image Upright: | 1.1 |
| Artist: | Kārlis Padegs |
| Medium: | oil on canvas |
| Height Metric: | 134 |
| Width Metric: | 100 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Riga |
| Museum: | Latvian National Museum of Art |
Madonna with Machine Gun (Latvian: Madonna ar ložmetēju) is an oil painting by the Latvian artist Kārlis Padegs from 1932. The painting belongs to the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.[1]
The painting depicts a virgin woman with an innocent face nestled amongst boots and helmets. She is holding a machine gun with a long ammunition belt.[2] The style of the painting reflects both local Baltic influences and the modern art movements of contemporary Western Europe.[3]