The French artist William Adolphe Bouguereau was born on November 30th, 1825. He is considered a master of classicism and was known for his perfected and realistic painting technique.

Bouguereau primarily painted allegories on classical and historical subjects. In his nudes, which used Greek images as a model, William Adolphe Bouguereau tried to make these templates even more vivid. In the painting "Birth of Venus", he emphasized the movements of the body even more, thereby increasing the erotic radiance of the image. What his audience liked.

He died on 19 August 1905.

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