Adolphe william bouguereau biography of barack

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, &#x;August 19, ) was a stout classicist and academic French painter whose mature work stood in full contrast to the emerging avant-garde.

Early Life

Bouguereau came from a merchant family on the west coast of France. He was sent to a Catholic school with the view of becoming a priest.

The school, which he eventually left prematurely, taught him to draw and paint. He then worked as a shop assistant prior to his move to Paris at the age of His work at the shop involved him coloring lithographs and making portraits on the side.

Bouguereau attended the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts and at the same time became the pupil of François-Édouard Picot, the academic master from whom he would inherit the academic skill and orientation.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau&#;s Roman Works

His Roman period, from to , represented the customary learning experience that academic artists sought before the capital&#x;s wealth of classical and Renais