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William-Adolphe Bouguereau

1825-1905

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a French academic painter and traditionalist. He was a staunch traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes made him one of the most popular artists during the Académie des Beaux-Arts in his life. Bouguereau's works were drawn from tradition, avoiding the controversy of modern subjects, and he became a celebrated painter in his own time.

Bouguereau's mythological paintings such as The Birth of Venus and Nymphs and Satyr are among his most famous works. He also produced many popular portraits and religious/allegorical paintings like The Bohemian, First Mourning, and Pieta. Bouguereau's technical mastery and attention to detail allowed him to render the human body with unparalleled realism. Despite criticism from the avant-garde, Bouguereau's paintings were immensely popular, and he remains a prominent figure in the Académie's revivalist tradition.

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Other Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The Difficult Lesson
Subject: Girls
After the Bath
Subject: Nude Women
Le Guepier
Subject: Angels
Idylle
Subject: Nude Men
Young Priestess
Subject: Royalty
Jeunesse
Subject: Angels
Virgin and Lamb
Subject: Christianity
A Calling
Subject: Portraits
Psyche and Cupid
Subject: Angels
Young Mother Contemplating Her Child
Subject: Mother and Child
Woman of Cervara and Her Child
Subject: Mother and Child