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William-Adolphe Bouguereau / Dawn

Dawn

1881 · Oil on canvas

LocationBirmingham, United States
Genremythological painting
Dimensions214.9 × 107 cm

Why it matters

A young woman holding a lily personifies Dawn, the first in Bouguereau's series of the four Times of Day. It is one of his most notable works.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1881.
  • It measures 214.9 × 107 cm.
  • It is also known as the Girl with a Lily.

Based on the Wikipedia article Dawn (Bouguereau) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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