Bouguereau Virgin with Angels Silver Plated Necklace

Virgin with Angels (1900) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Located in Petit Palais, Paris.The Virgin with Angels is one of Bouguereau’s most iconic paintings. The burning of incense by the angels using golden vessels in the painting depicted that the child was really a king. The use of pure white materials where the angels are standing and kneeling and the position of the throne seat in painting depicted that this was a holy affair that had no any impurity. The angels are also depicted with wings that show they have supernatural powers compared to human beings. The Virgin had no wings in the painting showing that she was an ordinary human being.