The Daily Painting: The Virgin with Angels

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Virgin with Angels

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

La Vierge aux Anges (The Virgin with Angels), 1881

Oil on canvas

3 comments:

Clare MarieJuly 27, 2011 at 3:32 PM
*GA-HASP!* That's EXACTLY what the theme of my Christmas Card entry is, only the little drummer boy is going to be in it, too :)
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R. A.August 2, 2011 at 9:19 PM
I hope it inspired you, Clare! :)
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Emily StarrAugust 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM
This is one of my favorite paintings! I just got a holy water font from Catholic to the Max with this painting on it!
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