William-Adolphe Bouguereau1899
The Virgin of the Lilies
Mary cradles the infant Jesus, the firstborn son wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger at Bethlehem (Luke 2). An oil on canvas by the French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1899).
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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.