William Bouguereau and His Religious Works

THE EPOCH TIMES
By Kara Lysandra Ross

La Vierge Aux Anges, 1881. 83 7/8 x 59 7/8 inches. Oil on canvas.
(Image courtesy of the Museum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, CA, USA)

FRANCE - William Bouguereau (1825-1905), has also become one of the most beloved religious painters of all time. Bouguereau strived for perfection and would often use the hands of one model, the eyes of another, hair from yet a third, etc. In his religious works and his depictions of the holy, he took extra care in finding a compelling human image that could capture the divine, and once he found what he wanted, he did not stray. The recently published Catalogue Raisonné on the artist by Damien Bartoli and Fred Ross, clearly illustrates through over 760 examples of this artist’s work, the tremendous fortitude of Bouguereau’s prowess with the brush. [link]