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William Bouguereau : the essential works / Frederick C. Ross & Kara Lysandra Ross.
Fine Arts Library ND553.B8 R677 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Frederick C., 1945- author.
- Ross, Kara Lysandra, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bouguereau, William Adolphe.
- Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905.
- Painting, Modern.
- Painting, French--19th century.
- Painting, French.
- Painting, Modern--19th century--Catalogs.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, England : ACC Art Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781851499106
- 1851499105
- OCLC:
- 1039977801
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