Comments on: Feel Art Again: “A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros”

By: LaValle

LaValle — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:03:00 +0000

Bouguereau is featured this week on our website. The Portland Art Museum has re-hung Nature’s Fan. L’Orientale a la Grenade hangs next to it. It’s on loan and there are no internet images of this young girl holding a pomegranate. Exquisite.
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By: scott

scott — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:28:14 +0000

Saw this one at the Getty in L.A. last weekend. Several of his works are there. I was very impressed with this painting.

By: CND

CND — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:58:59 +0000

Bouguereau’s “Young Priestess” is at the local art gallery in Rochester. It is one of the most beautiful and realistic paintings on display. The detail in the feet alone is amazing. Thanks for another great art article!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:25:32 +0000

@Nikki – I had never heard of Bosch before a visit the Prado in Madrid a few years ago. My first introduction to his work was The Garden of Earthly Delights. It’s an amazing piece of work, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was looking at a dirty Where’s Waldo!

By: Ghost

Ghost — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:20:42 +0000

“Girl Braiding a Wreath” is my favorite Bouguereau painting, although he has many wonderful works.

By: Hoya

Hoya — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:03:24 +0000

I really do love the way you spotlight various artists and provide background on the artist. I’m a HUGE fan of Maxfield Parrish, but some would argue that he’s an illustrator, not a true artist. Whatever classification he falls in to, I would love it if you would show one of his works and provide a brief background on him.

By: babel

babel — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:59:56 +0000

Bouguereau is my favorite painter, thanks for featuring him.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:35:21 +0000

Bouguereau is one of my favorite painters. The faces of his subjects do have such personality, as another commenter pointed out.

By: Fign

Fign — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:06:49 +0000

I will join the chorus of “This is my favourite feature in MF”, Feel Art Again makes me return to this site every week,
Bouguereau was indeed quite wealthy during his lifetime, contrary to many other artists, what is it that made him to be “likeable” compared to other artists would be one thing to investigate…
Good Job.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:00:25 +0000

This is my favorite feature that you do! I would like to make a request. Hieronymous Bosch, specifically the Garden of Earthly Delights.