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Jan 7 2011
First Mourning of 1888 by William Adolphe Bouguereau
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of William Adolphe Bouguereau’s First Mourning of 1888. The French Academician chose an unusual scene, the reaction of Adam and Eve to the death of their son Abel. Abel was not only the victim of the first murder, he was the first person to experience death according to the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Christian also consider him the first martyr. The painting appears to avoid the drama of many depictions of death and very simply portrays the grief of the first parents. Bouguereau painted this after the death of his second son, a fact which had greater pathos to the scene. The original is at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires.
Jan 2 2011
Douleur d’amour, William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1899
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a wonderful work of the Neo-Classical Master Bougereau which he entitled, Douleur d’amour. The artist suffered the death of four of his five children and this wonderful work may reflect his grief as his son was suffering from what became a fatal case of tuberculosis.
Dec 7 2010
Flagellation de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, William Adolphe Bougereau, 1880
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of one of the greatest religious masterpieces by the master of Academic French Neo-classicism, William Adolphe Bougereau. The original work is life-sized. There is no greater work in which perspective, pathos and composition are so marvelously intertwined. The original is at the Musee des Beaux-Arts in La Rochelle, France.
Oct 3 2010
La Jeunesse de Bacchus of 1884 by William Adolphe Bougereau
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a wonderful work of the Neo-Classical Master William Adolphe Bougereau which he entitled, The Youth of Bacchus. The artist depicts the joy and celebration of the fantastical young life of the god of ecstasy and enthusiasm. This is a masterpiece from the artist’s middle period when he was fifty-nine years old. He was already one of the foremost artists of the Nineteenth Century.
Bouguereau was born into a merchant family in 1825 La Rochelle, France. Through the influence of an uncle, he was exposed to Classical studies and attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. He began painting portraits and went to Paris, enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts there and won the Prix de Rome at the age of twenty-five. Bouguereau became completely immersed in the Academic Style and was inspired by Raphael’s work. He married in 1856 and his work and career gained in prestigue and success. He bgan teaching in 1876 and, after the death of his first wife, he married one of his pupils in 1896. His joy in his work is exemplified in his saying, “Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarecely wait for the next morning to come …if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am miserable.” He died in 1905 in La Rochelle.
Sep 29 2010
Homer and His Guide by Adolphe William Bouguereau of 1874
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This masterpiece of Adolphe William Bouguereau was created in 1874. It depicts the blind master-poet of Ancient Greece being guided through the paths of the country-side by his sighted boy-guide. In the background figures scoff at the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. This work is in the Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin, USA.
Aug 30 2010
Psyche et L’Amour by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This French Impressionist painting by William Adolphe Bouguereau is a beautiful and realistic image of Eros and Psyche in rapt attention during their ascent into the Heavens. The work was created in 1889. The artist died in 1905 at the age of eighty years.
Jul 4 2010
Flagellation de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ, William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1880
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of one of the greatest religious masterpieces by the master of Academic French Neo-classicism, William Adolphe Bouguereau. The original work is life-sized. There is no greater work in which perspective, pathos and composition are so marvelously intertwined.
Jun 17 2010
The Three Marys at the Tomb, Bouguereau
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of William Adolphe Bouguereau’s “Three Marys at the Tomb”, or “Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau”. It is typical of the master’s lush Academic style as applied to Christian themes. His photo-realism is beautifully displayed in this Christian masterpiece of the Resurrection. His delicate palate and bold use of light capture both the wonder and concern of the women approaching Christ’s tomb. The angel can be glimpsed in the light-filled interior. The original is currently in a private collection in the United States.
Bouguereau was born into a merchant family in 1825 La Rochelle, France. Through the influence of an uncle, he was exposed to Classical studies and attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. He began painting portraits and went to Paris, enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts there and won the Prix de Rome at the age of twenty-five. Bouguereau became completely immersed in the Academic Style and was inspired by Raphael’s work. He married in 1856 and his work and career gained in prestige and success. He began teaching in 1876 and, after the death of his first wife, he married one of his pupils in 1896. His joy in his work is exemplified in his saying, “Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come …if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am miserable.” He died in 1905 in La Rochelle.
Jan 3 2010
The Rapture of Psyche by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1895
Bouguereau / Paintings (Reproductions) - 2 years ago - troycapc
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In Greek myth, Psyche is the soul; psychology, therefore, is the study of the soul. In this wonderful masterpiece, La Ravissement de Psyche, Bouguereau portrays the Greek myth which asserts that the soul is most complete when it is in love. It is therefore one of the master’s most romantic of his over 800 paintings.
The myth:
The Greeks tell of the tale in which Aphrodite (“Sex”) grew jealous of the beauty of Psyche (“the Soul”). She ordered her son Eros (“Love”) to make Psyche fall in love with a monster. But Eros was so stricken with Psyche’s beauty that he himself fell in love with her. He took her to a hideaway where he visited her every night and left as soon as the day began to dawn. Eros told Psyche never to give way to her curiosity, or to inquire who he was. But her jealous sisters made her believe that in the darkness of night she was actually embracing some kind of hideous monster.
Unable to restrain her curiosity and distrust, Psyche approached Eros with a lamp one night while he slept, and to her amazement beheld not a monster but rather the most handsome and lovely of all the gods. In her excitement, she grew careless and a drop of hot oil fell from the lamp upon Eros’s shoulder. Startled and feeling betrayed by Psyche’s mistrust, Eros chastised her and left.
Having thus lost her true love, Psyche was miserable. She wandered about from temple to temple, inquiring after her beloved, and at length came to the palace of Aphrodite. There her real sufferings began, for Aphrodite imposed upon her the hardest and most humiliating labors imaginable. Psyche likely would have perished under the weight of them, had not Eros, who still loved her in secret, invisibly comforted and aided her. With his help she at last succeeded in overcoming the jealousy and hatred of Aphrodite, was made immortal, and was united with him forever.
In this painting, Bouguereau has captured the moment of the rapture of Psyche, finally in the arms of her lover ascending into the heavens. The subtle use of color is truly astonishing. The light and dark purples of the cloth surrounding Eros and Psyche play beautifully against the purple gray clouds and mountains.
The Artist:
Bouguereau was born into a merchant family in 1825 in La Rochelle, France. Through the influence of an uncle, he was exposed to Classical studies and attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. He began painting portraits and went to Paris, enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts there and won the Prix de Rome at the age of twenty-five. Bouguereau completely immersed himself in the Academic Style and was inspired by such masters as Raphael. His joy in his work is exemplified in his saying, “Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come …if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am miserable.” He died in 1905 in La Rochelle.
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