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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 Muse also known as Philomele
Subject: Fantasy and Mythology
Jeanne
Subject: Girls
Revery
Subject: Women and Ladies
The Knitter
Subject: Girls
Untitled
Subject: Buildings
Spring Breeze
Subject: Nude Women
The Little Sulk
Subject: Mother and Child
Compassion
Subject: Jesus Christ
Child with Bird
Subject: Birds
Mailice
Subject: Women and Ladies