Year 1885 (1885) Created 1885 Genre Portrait | Location San Diego Museum of Art Period Neoclassicism | |
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Dimensions 157.5 cm × 72.4 cm (62.0 in × 28.5 in) Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau artwork The Shepherdess, The Knitting Girl, Young Shepherdess Standing, The Bohemian, The Nut Gatherers | ||
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The Young Shepherdess is an 1885 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905). It is owned by the San Diego Museum of Art.
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This and similar images by the artist attracted collectors in Europe and America because of their nostalgic content. In such works the artist depicted a variety of poses and expressions, in this case showing the mild curiosity of the girl.
In portraying a shepherdess Bouguereau is working within the pastoral mode or theme, as developed by ancient Greek and Hellenistic artists and poets. French painters who preceded him in this include Claude Lorrain, Poussin, and Watteau.
Bouguereau la jeune berg re the young shepherdess 1885
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The Young Shepherdess Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA