The First Mourning
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.
Max Resolution:1390×1124 PX
Title:The First Mourning
Artists:William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Date:1888
Style:Academicism
Genre:genre painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dimensions:252×203 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The First Mourning (in French Premier Deuil) is an oil on canvas painted in 1888 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Its dimensions are: 79 /8 × 99 /8 inches (203 × 252 cm). This piece of art can be seen at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Spanish for National Museum of Fine Arts) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve just found the body of their son Abel, who was murdered by Cain. This is the first human death recorded in the Bible. Abel was the first martyr.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before painting this work.
Its original name is "Premier Deuil", in French, of which "The First Mourning" is a literal translation.
This work depicts the moment after Adam and Eve just found the body of their son Abel, who was murdered by Cain. This is the first human death recorded in the Bible. Abel was the first martyr.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau had suffered the loss of his second son shortly before painting this work.
Its original name is "Premier Deuil", in French, of which "The First Mourning" is a literal translation.