Line #23 Creator/WilliamAdolpheBouguereau


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/self_portrait_by_william_bouguereau.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:''Portrait of the Artist'' (1879)]]
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4	-> ''"Can we imagine the anguish felt by an artist who senses that the fulfillment of his dream is compromised by the weakness of his execution?"''
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6	William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Born 30 November 1825, Died 19 August 1905) was a French academic {{painter\|s}}. In his realistic genre {{paintings}} he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official honors, and received top prices for his work. As the quintessential salon painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde. By the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the public, due in part to changing tastes.
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8	In the mid-to-late 20th century, a revival of interest in figure painting and advocacy by admirers such as Creator/SalvadorDali led to a rediscovery of Bouguereau and his work. Throughout the course of his life, Bouguereau executed 822 known finished paintings, although the whereabouts of many are still unknown.
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10	See also Creator/AlexandreCabanel and [[Art/Odalisque1874 Jules Joseph Lefebvre]], {{painters}} who belonged to the Academist Movement too.
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13	!! Bouguereau's artworks:
14	[[index]]
15	* ''Art/{{The Birth of Venus\|Bouguereau}}''
16	* ''Art/{{Charity\|Bouguereau}}''
17	* ''Art/DanteAndVirgilInHell''
18	* ''Art/{{Dawn\|Bouguereau}}''
19	* ''Art/NymphsAndSatyr''
20	* ''Art/{{Psyche and Cupid\|Bouguereau}}''
21	* ''Art/TheReturnOfSpring''
22	[[/index]]
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24	!!Tropes found in Bouguereau's work:
25	* ItsNotPornItsArt: He is known almost exclusively for his nude paintings which were overwhelmingly comprised of women.
26	* LoveGoddess: Discounting his depictions of Venus, one of the more famous series of paintings he did was a series based on the story of Myth/CupidAndPsyche.
27	* OlderIsBetter: Bouguereau was an Academic artist, using the old techniques and attention to detail that the Classicists revolutionized during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance. He rejected the incoming popularity of Impressionism, stating that the Impressionists lacked discipline and patience.
28	--> "As for the Impressionists, the Pointillists, etc., I cannot discuss them. I do not see the way they see, or claim to see."
29	* {{Putto}}: Like other Neoclassicists, he has made a few pieces featuring putti, including ''[[Art/TheBirthOfVenusBouguereau The Birth of Venus]]'', ''[[Art/CharityBouguereau Charity]]'', ''The Charity'', ''Study for Charity'', ''Charity or The Indigent Family'', ''Young Woman Contemplating Two Embracing Children'', ''The Innocent'', etc.
30	* RecliningVenus: With most of his known portfolio being comprised of female nudes, he has made a few that fit this description, including ''The Wave'', ''The First Mourning'', ''L'Océanide/Ocean Nymph'' and ''Biblis''.
31	* ShoutOut: To the "New Sacristy" {{sculptures}} found the Art/MediciChapels. Bouguereau retakes Creator/{{Michelangelo\|Buonarroti}}'s idea of depicting the dawn, day, dusk, and night as {{Anthropomorphic Personifications}}. Although, this time it's a series of {{paintings}} and [[ImprobablyFemaleCast all of them are women]].
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