The Virgin Adoring the Host (1852)

This page presents "The Virgin Adoring the Host" (1852), created by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. About the period around 1852: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. It is listed in the Religion collection. The image is in portrait orientation. Religion in brief: Christian art follows long-established iconography, such as the Madonna and Child, the Annunciation, and the Crucifixion. Buddhist painting, Hindu devotional imagery, and Islamic calligraphy and ornament each have conventions of their own.

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French, 1780–1867

If you like the visual language of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, explore more works by the same artist in our collection.