William Bouguereau

Aluxurytwo-volumesetinaslipcase,whichshowcasesallofBougereau'sknownpaintingsaswellasacomprehensivebiography;thisneweditionincludesachapterdevotedtooneofBouguereau'smostremarkableworks,andfeaturesimprovedcolorimagesthroughoutThefirstedition,ISBN9781851496129,soldoutwithinayearofpublication;thisneweditionhasbeenpublishedtosatisfyoverwhelmingdemand.WilliamBouguereau(1825-1905)wasahighlyimportantandinfluentialFrenchacademicpainter,whotaughtalongsuccessionofgiftedstudents,primarilyattheprivateAcademieJulieninParis.Bouguereauwantedtobecomeaserioushistorypainterandhiseffortspaidoffin1850whenhewonthemuchcovetedPrixdeRome(meaningthattheFrenchgovernmentpaidhimtostayinRomeandstudyart).AfterhisstudiesinItaly,heestablishedhisreputationinParisasapremierhistorypainter,portraitist,anddecoratorofchurchesduringthe1850sand1860s.HewaselectedtotheAcademiedesBeaux-Artsin1876andremainedanimportantandinfluentialmemberfor30years.HislargeoutputofSalonpaintingswasconsistentlypraisedbycritics,oftenpurchasedbytheFrenchstate,andfrequentlyreproducedinthepress.HewonnumerousawardsthroughouthiscareerandcanbeseenastheepitomeoftheFrenchAcademy.Today,morethan100museumsandgalleriesacrosstheworldexhibitBouguereau'swork,includingtheMuseed'Orsay(Paris),theDenverArtMuseum,TheArtInstituteofChicago,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt(NewYork)TheHermitage(St.Petersburg),BirminghamMuseums&ArtGallery(UK),Chi-MeiMuseum(Taiwan),Tyne&WearMuseums(UK).Thissecondeditionincludesanewchapterentitled'WilliamBouguereau'sNymphandSatyr'.Itisadetaileddiscussionofthepainting,oneofhismostsignificantworks,andiswrittenbyKaraLysandraRoss.