Virgin and Child - William Adolphe Bouguereau
Virgin and Child - William Adolphe Bouguereau
Virgin and Child
William-Adolphe Bouguereau | 1888
In Virgin and Child, French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau presents the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ in an intimate expression of maternal tenderness and divine love.
Mary’s serene expression and the gentle embrace of her child convey a profound sense of peace, while Bouguereau’s remarkable command of light, colour and human form lends the figures a lifelike presence.
Painted in 1888, the work reflects Bouguereau’s mastery of nineteenth-century academic painting, combining meticulous realism with the enduring traditions of Christian religious art.
The original painting is held in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
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