Art of century XIX
Lejos de Casa
Lejos de casa presenta a dos hermanas que tocan música y mendigan en las calles de Roma para ganarse la vida. La pintura expresa la preferencia de la época por temas conmovedores contemporáneos. Aunque la expresión de la hermana pequeña está dirigida a provocar la emoción del público, el fondo arquitectónico de inspiración clásica y la pose estudiada de las figuras tienden a idealizar y ennoblecer el tema, a fin de evitar ofender al espectador con un realismo demasiado franco. La obra de William Bouguereau se caracteriza por su fino acabado, colores sobrios y poses clásicas, y un estilo que cambió muy poco durante su vida. Enseñó arte en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de París y continuó siendo un firme defensor del sistema de instrucción académica en una época en que éste era objeto de críticas por coartar la originalidad y fomentar la mediocridad.
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