William Adolphe Bouguereau's Hauntingly Beautiful Madonna's and Christ Child

Detail, Virgin of the Angels, William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1881.

William Adolphe Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle, France on November 30, 1825. He painted in the French academic style and was considered by most to be a traditionalist. His realistic genre paintings often utilized mythological or biblical themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects. Here is a collection of his hauntingly beautiful paintings of the Madonna and Christ Child.