The Nymphs and Satyrs of William-Adolphe Bouguereau
How a ‘scandalous’ French Romantic painting was bought by a murderer and became a nineteenth-century feminist emblem…
Romantic painting was popular throughout the Victorian era and tended to deal with mythical themes, death, transient beauty, and eroticism. Many artists, particularly the Decadents, pushed the boundaries of ‘decency’ and challenged the often hypocritical moral standing of a society that had blatant ‘double standards’ and vast class and gender…
