Forrest's Blog

      For this blog, I will be comparing and contrasting two paintings of romantic art and two paintings of impressionist art. The Romantic: The Madonna of the Roses William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1903 The Art: A factor of this piece that I really appreciate is the circles behind the adult's and child's heads.  The circles are borderline perfectly constructed, and the shading is remarkable. It is thanks to this shading that the brighter colors in the artwork pop as much as they do - specifically said circles and the garb on the adult. The background is beautifully detailed and you can clearly make out the designs on the wall behind them. There is not much empty space in this artwork which I believe is a bit of a shame, however, the background was never the intention of this piece, so that's hardly something I can objectively hold against it. I believe that this piece was trying to capture a saint-like persona what with the heavy emphasis on white, and the circles behind the hea