(November 30, 1825 - August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau was a traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects with a heavy emphasis on the female human body.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle, France on November 30, 1825, into a family of wine and olive oil merchants. He seemed destined to join the family business but for the intervention of his uncle Eugene, a Roman Catholic priest, who taught him classical and Biblical subjects, and arranged for Bouguereau to go to high school. Bouguereau showed artistic talent early on and his father was convinced by a client to send him to the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, where he won first prize in figure painting for a depiction of Saint Roch. To earn extra money, he designed labels for jams and preserves (November 30, 1825 - August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau was a traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects with a heavy emphasis on the female human body.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle, France on November 30, 1825, into a family of wine and olive oil merchants. He seemed destined to join the family business but for the intervention of his uncle Eugene, a Roman Catholic priest, who taught him classical and Biblical subjects, and arranged for Bouguereau to go to high school. Bouguereau showed artistic talent early on and his father was convinced by a client to send him to the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, where he won first prize in figure painting for a depiction of Saint Roch. To earn extra money, he designed labels for jams and preserves (English)
The Bather Oljemålning Nr:: 71986 new23/William-Adolphe Bouguereau-995443.jpg
1879(1879)
Oil on canvas
At the Edge of the Brook Oljemålning Nr:: 73553 new24/William-Adolphe Bouguereau-855899.jpg
English: At the Edge of the Brook
Français : Au bord du ruisseau
Date 1875
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Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels. Oljemålning Nr:: 73882 new24/William-Adolphe Bouguereau-853678.jpg
Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels.
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Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels Oljemålning Nr:: 75446 new24/William-Adolphe Bouguereau-897465.jpg
Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels.
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