Quote of the day
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Born: November 30, 1825
Died: August 19, 1905 (aged 79)
Bio: William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter and traditionalist. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.
Known for:
- The Shepherdess (1889)
- The Birth of Venus (1879)
- Dante and Virgil (1850)
- The Elder Sister (1869)
- The Young Shepherdess (1885)