Madonna and Child Print by Adolphe Jourdan Holy Family her words forming part of

her words forming part of the Hail Mary prayer

precise style of French academic painters of the mid-1800s

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Madonna and Child Print by Adolphe Jourdan Holy Family her words forming part ofThis lovely Madonna and Child was done by French artist Adolphe Jourdan (1825 1889), who became famous in Europe and America for painting domestic scenes, especially of motherhood. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris (cole des Beaux Arts), and soon was exhibiting in the Salons and winning medals. Although he was an old school "Academic" painter (realistic figures done with highly formal style), he was admired by the Post Impressionists of a