225+ Bouguereau paintings of angels and cherubs, children, brothers and sisters, religious and mythical themes and more.

William Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter. His subjects were historical and mythological. He was highly respected in his day, though not by the Impressionists, for whom he was the embodiment of insipid middle-class taste. Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle. He studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1846-50, when he won the Prix de Rome. This enabled him to study in Italy until 1855. In 1847 he began to exhibit regularly at the Salon. In 1855 he exhibited The Martyr's Death. Critics and supporters alike saw him as a leading exponent of academicism. Although he fell into disregard in the early 20th century, due perhaps to his staunch opposition to the Impressionists, there is a new appreciation for his work. In his lifetime, Bouguereau painted eight hundred and twenty-six paintings.

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70 amazing Gerome paintings of Egyptian and Greek scenes, Napolean, classical portraits and stunning vistas, bible depictions and more.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (May 11, 1824 – January 10, 1904) was a French painter and sculptor who resisted the new movement of Impressionism begun by Monet and Manet, continuing the development and conservation of French neo-classicism. He also produced many works in a historical style, Greek mythology, Orientalist style and animals, bringing the French Empire tradition to an artistic climax.

Born at Vesoul (Haute-Saône), he went to Paris in 1840 where he studied under Paul Delaroche, whom he accompanied to Italy (1843-1844). He visited Florence, Rome, the Vatican and Pompei, but he was more attracted to the world of nature. Taken by a fever, he was forced to return to Paris in 1844. On his return he followed, like many other students of Delaroche, into the atelier of Charles Gleyre and studied there for a brief time. He then attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1846 he tried to enter the prestigious Prix de Rome, but failed in the final stage because his figure drawing was not adequate enough.

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