William-Adolphe Bouguereau1888
The Visitation
Mary greets her kinswoman Elisabeth, who is filled with the Holy Spirit and blesses her as the mother of her Lord (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.