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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (LA ROCHELLE 1825-1905)
Lot 95

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (LA ROCHELLE 1825-1905)

Study of a woman shielding a child suckled by a goat (the infancy of Jupiter?)

Closed4 July 2023

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GBP 630

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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (LA ROCHELLE 1825-1905)
Study of a woman shielding a child suckled by a goat (the infancy of Jupiter?)
crayon and charcoal on beige paper; watermark ‘MICHALLET’
62.4 x 47.7 cm (24 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)

Specialist note

Although no painting of this subject by Bouguereau is known, it is very probable that this sketch illustrates the theme inspired by Greek and Roman mythology of Jupiter as a child, hidden by his mother Cybele and fed by the goat Amalthea, in order to escape his father Saturn on Mount Ida in Crete.