This shows what men, women, and children do normally. These things don't take much thought and are mostly instinctive.
William McGillivray and His Family, William Berczy, 1806/1806, From the collection of: McCord Stewart Museum
In human nature, people strive for a spouse and children.
The Shepherd David, Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, ca. 1895, From the collection of: National Museum of Women in the Arts
It is human nature to protect the weaker. This shows a boy protecting the weak lamb from the mountain lion.
A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion, Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1526, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum
In human nature, women generally take care of the children while the men hunt and protect the women.
An Artist Studying from Nature, Claude Lorrain (French, b.1604, d.1682), 1639, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
Humans enjoy spending time with others and it is best outside.
Crop-pickers, Viktor Ivanov, 1991 - 1991, From the collection of: The Institute of Russian Realist Art (IRRA)
Humans grow crops to eat.
At the French Windows. The Artist's Wife, L.A. Ring, 1897, From the collection of: SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst
Women want to have children and this shows a pregnant women standing in her house.
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