The Virgin with Angels

Completion Date: c.1900 Style: Realism Technique: Oil Material: Canvas Dimensions: 185 x 285 cm

william-adolphe_bouguereauWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau (French: [wiljɑm buɡ(ə)ˈʁo]) was a traditionalist; in his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.