The Little Brother

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

Le Jeune Frère (The Little Brother), 1902

Oil on canvas

The Farmer's Daughter

 
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Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau

(American, 1837-1922)

The Farmer's Daughter, 1876

Oil on canvas

I love the colors and the girl looks so pretty and graceful. She rather reminds me of a princess or worthy peasant maid in a fairy tale. Snow White perhaps?

You probably noticed that the style is a lot like William Adolphe Bouguereau's and they have the same last name. Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau was William Adolphe Bouguereau's student and later his wife!

Women Saints at the Tomb

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau (Women Saints at the Tomb), ????

Oil on canvas

The Flagellation of Christ

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William Adolphe Bouguereau
(French, 1825-1905)
Flagellation de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ (The Flagellation of Christ), 1880

Oil on canvas

Pietà

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

Pietà, 1876

Oil on canvas

Notice how the angels are dressed in the colors of the rainbow and form an arc over Mary and Jesus. God placed a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his covenant with Noah. Perhaps this rainbow symbolizes the new covenant.

Marguerite

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

Marguerite, 1900

Oil on canvas

So spring-ful!

Not too Much to Carry

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

Fardeau Agreable (Not too Much to Carry), 1895

Oil on canvas

Bouguereau painted many paintings of children, but this one is probably my favorite. What sister doesn't have happy memories of when they were little enough for their big sister to carry them, or when their little sister was little enough to be carried? :)