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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 Heart's Awakening
Subject: Angels
After the Bath
Subject: Nude Women
During the Storm
Subject: Women and Ladies
Dante and Virgil in Hell
Subject: Literature Characters
Study of a Woman
Subject: Portraits
Pieta
Subject: Jesus Christ
The Snack
Subject: Cuisine and Food
Our Lady of the Angels
Subject: Christianity
Spring Breeze
Subject: Nude Women
Portrait of Miss Brissac
Subject: Portraits