The Virgin of the Lilies (La Vierge au lys), also known as The Madonna of the Lilies, is a devotional oil painting created in 1899 by the renowned French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Executed in a compact format—measuring just 27 × 18.5 cm—this work is a deeply intimate portrayal of maternal grace and spiritual purity, encapsulated within Bouguereau’s elegant and technically masterful style. It is a work that belongs to the broader context of Modernism, although it reflects the artist’s continued devotion to traditional themes and classical composition well into the turn of the 20th century. The painting is currently held in a private collection.
