L'Assaut (1898). William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905). Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay. The p
L'Assaut (1898). William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905). Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay. The painting is typical of a style of work that had been perfectly adapted to public tastes. The subject, love’s awakening, was certain to be popular, as was the mythological setting evoking the grace of painting in times gone by. In fact, Bouguereau was going back to Antiquity, but to a mellow view of Antiquity woven through with echoes of 18th century masters (like Joseph-Marie Vien), playing on the sensibilities of buyers who had been won over by technical virtuosity and a Symbolism they could easily understand. -- source link
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