William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Who
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), French academic painter.
Notes
Associated with Pont-Aven School and academic art. Known works include The Birth of Venus, Dante and Virgil in Hell and Nymphs and Satyr.
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Key works
- The Birth of Venus (1879)
- Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850)
- Nymphs and Satyr (1873)
- The First Mourning (1888)
- The Shepherdess (1889)
- Amor and Psyche, children (1890)
In museum collections
- The Birth of Venus (1879)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - The Dance (1856)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - The Oreads (1902)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - Equality Before Death (1848)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - Spring dream (1901)
Indianapolis Museum of Art ↗ · Find a print ↗ - A Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros (1880)
Getty ↗ · Find a print ↗ - Breton Brother and Sister (1871)
The Met ↗ · Find a print ↗ - The Assault (1898)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - The Two Bathers (1884)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗ · Find a print ↗ - Virgin of Consolation (1877)
Musee d'Orsay ↗ · Find a print ↗ - Charity (1865)
Art UK ↗ · Find a print ↗
See the work
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Books
See also
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