La Paresseuse

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Here one might see the influence not only of Caravaggio but of Subleyras, notably in the beautiful response to tones of cream and white, set off by passages of warm colour, like the girl's scarlet shoes. In 1855, after his stay in Rome, he lived at 27 rue de Fleurus, and the following year rented a fourth-floor studio at 3 rue Carnot, near his apartment.

If you select the stretched option, your reproduction of Indolence (La Paresseuse Italienne) 1756 will be stretched over a timber frame and arrive ready to hang straight on the wall.In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.

There is a naturalistic truth to Bouguereau’s representation of the youth with her rough-spun blue cloth dress, a white sleeve fallen down her extended arm, the other arm bent behind her head. Furthermore, we reserve the right to use your first and last name as well as your postal address for our own advertising purposes, e.The Certificate of Authenticity which arrives with every painting provides an assurance and verifies the authenticity of the hand painted fine art reproduction you purchased. The casualness of the pose disguises the careful study of the artist, and his trademark smooth brushwork erases his presence, creating a balance between immobile, static form, and rich surface details, textures and colors. Many of them managed to establish artistic careers in their own countries, sometimes following his academic style, and in other cases, rebelling against it, like Henri Matisse. Near the end of his life he described his love of his art: "Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come .