The Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel: Lucifer’s Tears
The Fallen Angel (in French, L’Ange dechu) is one of the most haunting religious paintings of the nineteenth century, made…
Bouguereau’s Pieta: A Mother’s Sorrow
Pieta is one of the most moving religious paintings of the nineteenth century, made by the French master William-Adolphe Bouguereau…
Beautiful Religious Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau paintings give French Catholic Belle Époque devotion its most polished voice. Step into the Madonnas and angels of the great Salon master.
Antonio Ciseri Paintings and His Famous Ecce Homo
Antonio Ciseri paintings still grip viewers today, from the great Ecce Homo of Florence to his Lourdes Madonna and Sacred Heart altarpieces.
Inside the Sacred Paintings of Alexandre Cabanel
The forgotten religious side of Alexandre Cabanel paintings, from his fallen angel to the saints of the French Second Empire Salon.