William-Adolphe Bouguereau · Masterpieces - 250 Academic Paintings - Gallery Series

(Revised 10/2013 - Updated with 250 larger images with gallery page and is formatted for all Kindle devices, Kindle for iOS and Android tablets.)

WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU: MASTERPIECES Art Book contains 250 HD reproductions of angels and cherubs, children, portraits, genre scenes, religious and mythical themes with gallery page for all images, museum links and interesting facts page below. Book includes; Table of Contents, Top 50 Museums of the World and is compatible with all Kindle devices, Kindle for iOS and Android tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).

BORN: November 30, 1825 in La Rochelle, France.

DIED: August 19, 1905 in La Rochelle, France.

MOVEMENT: Academic

INTERESTING FACTS:

§ From 1846-50, Bouguereau studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

§ In 1850, he won the Prix de Rome for his painting, Zenobia Found by Shepherds on the Banks of the Araxes.

§ In 1857, Bouguereau won the Medal of Honour for his painting, The Return of Tobias. In the same year, Emperor Napoleon III commissioned him to paint his and the Empress's portrait.

§ In 1859, he painted one of his greatest paintings, All Souls Day, which was purchased by the city of Bordeaux.

§ In 1863, Bouguereau finished 10 paintings including, Holy Family, which Napoleon III bought for his wife, Eugénie.

§ In 1876, Bouguereau became a Life Member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

§ In 1881, he was elected the first president of the Société des Artistes Français.

§ In 1885, he became Commander of the Legion of Honour and Grand Medal of Honour.

§ In 1905, William-Adolphe Bouguereau died in La Rochelle on August 19th of heart disease.

NOTABLE WORKS:

Fraternal Love, Biblis, A Little Coaxing, Innocence, Two Sisters, La Frileuse, Bather, All Souls Day.