William Bouguereau : the essential works / Frederick C. Ross & Kara Lysandra Ross.

• Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Biography -- 1. Portraits and the Capturing of Emotion -- 2. Mythological Workss: Bouguereau's Fancies -- 3. Religious Works -- 4. Peasant Paintings -- Bouguereau Reassessed: Viewing the Artist Now and in the Context of His Own Time --Endnotes -- General Index -- Index of William Bouguereau.

• William Bouguereau, the most popular artist in nineteenth-century France, is rapidly becoming one of the most popular realist artists of all time. This book is an exploration of the four main types of paintings that were most prevalent throughout Bouguereau's body of work. This includes his mythological works, religious works, peasants, and portraits. This final section on portraits focuses on paintings of heads and hands, which gave the artist the opportunity to concentrate on the subtleties of capturing human emotion, something at which the artist was a consummate master, and is a primary factor in what makes his works, in general, so compelling. Although each section of the book discusses the importance of the individual genera within Bouguereau's oeuvre, and includes painting analyses to highlight his most important works, this book is a true showcase of the master's lifetime achievement through beautifully illustrated full-page plates of over 120 of his greatest masterpieces. 

Ämnesord

Fransk målarkonst  (sao)

Painting, French  -- 19th century. (LCSH)

Painting, Modern.  (fast)

Painting, French.  (fast)

Painting, French  (LCSH)

1800-1899  (fast)

Genre

Criticism, interpretation, etc.  (fast)

Personnamn

Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905 -- Criticism and interpretation.

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759.4 (DDC)

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