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William-Adolphe Bouguereau1879
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
One of the most celebrated academic painters of his time, Bouguereau underscores the moral virtues of the Italian peasants in this painting by depicting the dome of St. Peter's in the distance. The idealized figures and their triangular grouping recall the Holy Family paintings by Renaissance master Raphael 400 years earlier. The painting was purchased directly from the artist by Cleveland banker and philanthropist Hinman B. Hurlbut in July 1879.
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- Title: Rest
- Creator: William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)
- Date Created: 1879
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 204 x 156 x 15 cm (80 5/16 x 61 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Unframed: 164.5 x 117.8 cm (64 3/4 x 46 3/8 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.722
- Medium: oil on fabric
- Inscriptions: Signed lower left: W. Bouguereau 1879
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
- Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1915.722
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