William-Adolphe Bouguereau1890
The Holy Women at the Tomb
Very early on the first day of the week, the women come with spices to the tomb and find the stone rolled away and the grave empty (Mark 16). An oil on canvas by the French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1890).
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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.