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Angels & Cupids

Bouguereau Celebrates Winnie the Pooh’s 90th Birthday

Kissing Winnie by akatatsu on Worth1000. Click for source Although the first book about Winnie-the-Pooh [wiki], also called Pooh Bear, wasn’t published until 1926, his origins go back to June 1921, when Daphne Milne, wife of author A.A. Milne, bought … Continue reading

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Bouguereau Gets A Fourth Dimension

Cupid’s Arrow. Click for bigger In 4D art, the fourth dimension refers to the interaction between 3D paintings and humans. From an article in the Daily Mail: A collection of paintings, on display at a contemporary art exhibition in the … Continue reading

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If Bouguereau Had Been A Sculptor…

3D model by Lindsay Toms. Click for bigger (1465×824) William Bouguereau never ventured into sculpting, although many artists have used his paintings to create sculptures and statuettes. The one shown above is a sculpture of a different kind — it’s … Continue reading

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Is This The Cutest Remastered Bouguereau Ever?

Kissing Winny by akatatsu on Worth1000. Click for source Remastered Bouguereaus come in all sorts: magic, tragic, funny, arty — and sometimes just plain adorable. The image shown above falls in the latter category. It’s probably one of the cutest … Continue reading

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Bouguereau’s Cupid Becomes A Little Devil

Fallen Angel by Blanca Gómez. Click for source The Love god Cupid (or Eros in Greek) features in many Bouguereau artworks. In the 1890 painting Amour a l’affut (Love on the Look Out) Cupid is waiting for a young woman’s … Continue reading

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Remastered Bouguereaus Keep Winning Prizes

Left: Dream Machine by Wiz. Right: Dancing Ren by dnunciate. Both on FreakingNews. Click links for source. William Bouguereau remains the most popular artist among photoshop talents. In two contests on FreakingNews in April 2011, Remastered Bouguereaus won the bronze … Continue reading

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Bouguereau Robots Become Triple Winners In Photoshop Contest

Gold winner Douleur Damour by carlosnumbertwo. Click to view on Worth1000 In February 2010, photoshop site Worth1000 organized the eighth edition of their popular RoboRen contest. Digital artists were challenged to “take any classical work of art, and robotize it“. … Continue reading

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Bouguereau Goes To The Movies

Flicka and Bouguereau by Mundo on FreakingNews. Click for full-size image (916px × 710px) By the time the first moving pictures appeared William Bouguereau was already an elderly man so he may never have been to the movies. Never mind! … Continue reading

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The 2,000th Remastered Bouguereau Comes All The Way From India

Adoring Krishna by Gopal Swami Khetanchi. Click for full-size image (900px × 626px) If ever there was any doubt about the worldwide popularity of 19th century painter William Bouguereau in our days, the image above proves that the French master … Continue reading

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A Blessed Christmas From William Bouguereau

Detail of Blessings by dnunciate on Worth1000. Click for full image (814px × 1,286px) What better way to celebrate Christmas than with a remastered version of Bouguereau’s 1900 painting The Virgin With Angels? The beautiful image shown above was created … Continue reading

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