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Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths (Translation) Bataille des Centaures contre les Lapithes (Primary Title) William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French, 1825 - 1905 (Artist) Date: 1852 Culture: French Category: Paintings Medium: oil on canvas Collection: European Art Dimensions: Unframed: 49 × 68 5/8 in. (124.46 × 174.31 cm) Framed: 59 1/8 × 81 × 3 1/2 in. (150.18 × 205.74 × 8.89 cm) Object Number: 2008.100 In the 19th century, the French academic system privileged “history painting,” which was considered to be the highest and most important category of painting, and therefore the ultimate expression of artistic talent. History paintings by definition are multi-figure scenes with narratives taken from literature, history, mythology, or the Bible. Adolphe Bouguereau painted Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths while he was a student at the French Academy in Rome, which was a highly desirable situation for a young French artist. While living in Rome, Bouguereau was surrounded by the city’s ancient art and architecture, and this immersion in the past was itself considered crucial to the artist’s development. The painting depicts a highly dramatic moment taken from Greek mythology, the Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs. The two groups had been long-standing enemies, but the Lapiths attempt to reconcile with the Centaurs and invite them to a wedding banquet and celebration. The Centaurs, mythological creatures who were half-man and half-horse, got drunk and caused mayhem when they tried to abduct the bride. In Bouguereau’s image, the viewer sees the most violent chapter of the story. This is a clash of civilizations, and the dead and wounded from both sides litter the ground. As the two central male figures fight over the woman, their bodies create a dramatic pyramid-shaped composition, which allows the eye to be drawn toward the terrified bride, partially draped in a violently red cloak. Bouguereau relied on poses derived from ancient sculpture throughout the work. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8513816

Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths (Translation) Bataille des Centaures contre les Lapithes (Primary Title) William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French, 1825 - 1905 (Artist) Date: 1852 Culture: French Category: Paintings Medium: oil on canvas Collection: European Art Dimensions: Unframed: 49 × 68 5/8 in. (124.46 × 174.31 cm) Framed: 59 1/8 × 81 × 3 1/2 in. (150.18 × 205.74 × 8.89 cm) Object Number: 2008.100 In the 19th century, the French academic system privileged “history painting,” which was considered to be the highest and most important category of painting, and therefore the ultimate expression of artistic talent. History paintings by definition are multi-figure scenes with narratives taken from literature, history, mythology, or the Bible. Adolphe Bouguereau painted Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths while he was a student at the French Academy in Rome, which was a highly desirable situation for a young French artist. While living in Rome, Bouguereau was surrounded by the city’s ancient art and architecture, and this immersion in the past was itself considered crucial to the artist’s development. The painting depicts a highly dramatic moment taken from Greek mythology, the Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs. The two groups had been long-standing enemies, but the Lapiths attempt to reconcile with the Centaurs and invite them to a wedding banquet and celebration. The Centaurs, mythological creatures who were half-man and half-horse, got drunk and caused mayhem when they tried to abduct the bride. In Bouguereau’s image, the viewer sees the most violent chapter of the story. This is a clash of civilizations, and the dead and wounded from both sides litter the ground. As the two central male figures fight over the woman, their bodies create a dramatic pyramid-shaped composition, which allows the eye to be drawn toward the terrified bride, partially draped in a violently red cloak. Bouguereau relied on poses derived from ancient sculpture throughout the work. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8513816

Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths (Translation) Bataille des Centaures contre les Lapithes (Primary Title) William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French, 1825 - 1905 (Artist) Date: 1852 Culture: French Category: Paintings Medium: oil on canvas Collection: European Art Dimensions: Unframed: 49 × 68 5/8 in. (124.46 × 174.31 cm) Framed: 59 1/8 × 81 × 3 1/2 in. (150.18 × 205.74 × 8.89 cm) Object Number: 2008.100 In the 19th century, the French academic system privileged “history painting,” which was considered to be the highest and most important category of painting, and therefore the ultimate expression of artistic talent. History paintings by definition are multi-figure scenes with narratives taken from literature, history, mythology, or the Bible. Adolphe Bouguereau painted Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths while he was a student at the French Academy in Rome, which was a highly desirable situation for a young French artist. While living in Rome, Bouguereau was surrounded by the city’s ancient art and architecture, and this immersion in the past was itself considered crucial to the artist’s development. The painting depicts a highly dramatic moment taken from Greek mythology, the Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs. The two groups had been long-standing enemies, but the Lapiths attempt to reconcile with the Centaurs and invite them to a wedding banquet and celebration. The Centaurs, mythological creatures who were half-man and half-horse, got drunk and caused mayhem when they tried to abduct the bride. In Bouguereau’s image, the viewer sees the most violent chapter of the story. This is a clash of civilizations, and the dead and wounded from both sides litter the ground. As the two central male figures fight over the woman, their bodies create a dramatic pyramid-shaped composition, which allows the eye to be drawn toward the terrified bride, partially draped in a violently red cloak. Bouguereau relied on poses derived from ancient sculpture throughout the work. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8513816

Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths (Translation) Bataille des Centaures contre les Lapithes (Primary Title) William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French, 1825 - 1905 (Artist) Date: 1852 Culture: French Category: Paintings Medium: oil on canvas Collection: European Art Dimensions: Unframed: 49 × 68 5/8 in. (124.46 × 174.31 cm) Framed: 59 1/8 × 81 × 3 1/2 in. (150.18 × 205.74 × 8.89 cm) Object Number: 2008.100 In the 19th century, the French academic system privileged “history painting,” which was considered to be the highest and most important category of painting, and therefore the ultimate expression of artistic talent. History paintings by definition are multi-figure scenes with narratives taken from literature, history, mythology, or the Bible. Adolphe Bouguereau painted Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths while he was a student at the French Academy in Rome, which was a highly desirable situation for a young French artist. While living in Rome, Bouguereau was surrounded by the city’s ancient art and architecture, and this immersion in the past was itself considered crucial to the artist’s development. The painting depicts a highly dramatic moment taken from Greek mythology, the Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs. The two groups had been long-standing enemies, but the Lapiths attempt to reconcile with the Centaurs and invite them to a wedding banquet and celebration. The Centaurs, mythological creatures who were half-man and half-horse, got drunk and caused mayhem when they tried to abduct the bride. In Bouguereau’s image, the viewer sees the most violent chapter of the story. This is a clash of civilizations, and the dead and wounded from both sides litter the ground. As the two central male figures fight over the woman, their bodies create a dramatic pyramid-shaped composition, which allows the eye to be drawn toward the terrified bride, partially draped in a violently red cloak. Bouguereau relied on poses derived from ancient sculpture throughout the work. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8513816

Title: Breton Brother and Sister Artist: William Bouguereau (French, La Rochelle 1825–1905 La Rochelle) Date: 1871 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 7/8 x 35 1/8 in. (129.2 x 89.2 cm) Classification: Paintings Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887 Accession Number: 87.15.32 Based on sketches Bouguereau made while summering in Brittany in the late 1860s, this picture was completed in the artist’s studio in 1871. His young models, posed in traditional Breton costumes, epitomize the ideal of virtuous and attractive peasants living a simple life in close contact with nature. This type of scene was quickly snapped up by American collectors, earning Bouguereau fame and fortune. As one critic explained, "Whoever gets a picture by [him] gets the full worth of his money, in finished painting, first-rate drawing, and a subject and treatment that no well-bred person can … fault." Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435754