Feb 17
The Poem of the Soul. The Angel and the Mother
Artist: Louis Janmot (French, 1814-1892)
Date: 1836
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, Lyon, France
Description
The Poem of the Soul is a monumental series created by French artist Louis Janmot, consisting of 18 oil-on-canvas paintings and 16 large-format charcoal drawings on paper, produced over nearly five decades from 1835 to 1881.
The Angel and the Mother
This is set by the Lake of Moras, where the mother sits with the newborn soul on her lap. Its guardian angel is kneeling in prayer for the mother and the soul of her new child. This painting combines the images of the annunciation to the Virgin Mary, and the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, in a unique way.
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