Bouguereau Adolphe William
Adolphe-William Bouguereauborn Nov. 30, 1825, La Rochelle, Fr. died Aug. 19, 1905, La Rochelle. French Academic oil painting artist a dominant figure in his nation's academic oil paintings during the second half of the 19th century. As a proponent of official orthodoxy in oil painting, he played a major role in the exclusion of the works of the Impressionists and other artists |