Rest (Bouguereau)
Rest is an oil-on-canvas painting of 1879 by the French academic artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau. It is now in the Cleveland Museum of Art. It depicts a young mother with her children in the shade of a tree, with the dome of St Peter's Basilica in Rome in the background. The composition recalls paintings of the Holy Family by Raphael. The work is signed at the bottom left.[1]
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| Artist | William-Adolphe Bouguereau  |
| Year | 1879 |
| Medium | Oil on fabric |
| Dimensions | 164.5 cm (64.8 in) × 117.5, 117.8 cm (46.3, 46.4 in) |
| Location | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Accession No. | 1915.722 |
The painting was bought from the artist by Hinman Hurlbut.[2]
References
- "Catalogue entry". 30 October 2018.
- Argencourt, Louise d'; Diederen, Roger; Luxenberg, Alisa (1999). European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-940717-52-7.
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