William-Adolphe Bouguereau1888
The Annunciation
The angel Gabriel appears to Mary at Nazareth and greets her as the favored one who will bear the Son of the Most High (Luke 1). An oil on canvas by the French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1888).
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About William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825-1905 · French
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter whose religious works combined precise classical realism with sentimental devotional imagery. His Madonnas, Pietà, and Holy Family scenes were widely circulated as engravings and prints.