Bouguereau & America showcases more than forty masterful paintings by the French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905). The exhibition explores the artist’s remarkable popularity ...

Art often challenges viewers by confronting us with what’s next. What’s new. As you’ll find now at The San Diego Museum of Art, it can also challenge viewers by confronting us with what’s come before ...

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905), a preeminent French academic painter, was born in La Rochelle into a family of wine and olive oil merchants. His early artistic sensibility was nurtured by his ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. William Bouguereau in his studio ...

The academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a model of success in 19th-century French culture. Like many artists of the era who were not avant-garde, Bouguereau was a staunch traditionalist, a ...

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art this week opens an exhibition devoted to a man once cherished and later scorned as "the most popular painter in the United States." The paintings range from ...

Last April, two paintings by William Bouguereau helped Sotheby’s bring in $20 million during its 19th-century European art sale, a remarkable surge for a category that had cruised along with sales of ...

Venus has inspired artists for centuries, embodying beauty, love, and divine femininity. Paintings of Venus capture her timeless allure through a variety of styles and historical periods. The Birth of ...

William Adolphe Bouguereau was a French painter, best known for his realist depictions of the human figure set within Neoclassical and rustic settings. Born in La Rochelle, France on November 30, 1825 ...