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William Bouguereau - Paintings


William Bouguereau was the most significant professor and representative of the French neo-classical painting around 1870.
Born on November 30, 1825 in La Rochelle.
Died on October 19, 1905 in La Rochelle.
After some years of apprenticeship spent in Bordeaux and the independent study of nature, William Bouguereau studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. His portrait displays quickly became popular and earned him several awards and medals at the Paris Salon. Three years after the French Revolution, he was given the opportunity of a stay in Rome, which, those days, among academic painter circles was almost considered as the foundation of the apprenticeship as the artist was given the opportunity to copy the works of artistic idols like Raffael and Michelangelo directly. Influences by theses masters, William Bouguereau starts to paint paintings with mythological, allegorical content. His figures impress the Paris public by their lovely, idealized appearance. With the painting "The Birth of Venus", the depictions of nude figures get more and more into the focus of the artist who was highly praised for his harmonious color combination, the sophisticated composition and the initially quite screwed posture of his figures. In addition to this great subject, which, however, also led critics to dub his naked women as mere pin-up girls and little porcelain dolls, Bouguereau dedicated his work with great enthusiasm to the depiction of mythological children like "Psyche and Cupid", which, if you look closer, could in no way have been painted with the help of real models.
William Bouguereau

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William Bouguereau  - paintings - A Soul in Heaven
A Soul in Heaven

William Bouguereau  - paintings - On the Rocky Beach
On the Rocky Beach

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Temptation
Temptation

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Bohemian
The Bohemian

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Broken Pitcher
The Broken Pitcher

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The First Mourning
The First Mourning

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Knitter
The Knitter

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Little Thief
Little Thief

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Mischievous One
The Mischievous One

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Nymphaeum
The Nymphaeum

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Pastoral
Pastoral

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Donkey Ride
Donkey Ride

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Seashell
The Seashell

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Vow
The Vow

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Tobias Saying Goodbye to his Father
Tobias Saying Goodbye to his Father

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Little Knitter
The Little Knitter

William Bouguereau  - paintings - A moments rest
A moments rest

William Bouguereau  - paintings - A calling
A calling

William Bouguereau  - paintings - A calling
A calling

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Dear Bird
Dear Bird

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Little beggars
Little beggars

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Bacchante
Bacchante

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Grape Picker
The Grape Picker

William Bouguereau  - paintings - The Virgin of Consolation
The Virgin of Consolation

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Washerwomen of Fouesnant
Washerwomen of Fouesnant

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Young Woman contemplating two embracing children
Young Woman contemplating two embracing children

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Yvonette
Yvonette

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Yvonne
Yvonne

William Bouguereau  - paintings - Zenobia Found by Shepherds on the Banks of the Araxes
Zenobia Found by Shepherds on the Banks of the Araxes


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William Bouguereau - paintings