Detail of Madonna and baby by lootsvele on Flickr. Click for full-size image (up to 2128 x 2832px)

Most Remastered Bouguereaus on this site are elaborate works created by digital and traditional artists with an eye for detail. The one shown above is an exception. It’s a stencil created by lootsvele, and published on Flickr. In her own words:

“A stencil I created from a beautiful picture by one of my favortite artists, William Bouguereau. I traced the areas I liked onto a piece of vellum, then used a bone folder to transfer the image onto a piece of cardstock. I used an E-xacto knife to cut out the unwanted areas.”

The result is a fully recognizable Bouguereau, trimmed down to the absolute minimum. Below you can compare the original work and the full stencil. Click the first to visit the gallery where you will find several other contemporary versions of Bouguereau’s 1903 painting La Madone aux Roses (The Madonna of the Roses). Click the second to view Madonna and baby on Flickr.