● On view now — 219 19th Century European
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
One of the most celebrated academic painters of his time, Bouguereau underscores the moral virtues of the Italian peasants in this painting by depicting the dome of St. Peter's in the distance. The idealized figures and their triangular grouping recall the Holy Family paintings by Renaissance master Raphael 400 years earlier. The painting was purchased directly from the artist by Cleveland banker and philanthropist Hinman B. Hurlbut in July 1879.
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William Bouguereau — Young Mother Gazing at Her Child
Jules Breton — Young mother breastfeeding
William Bouguereau — Breton Brother and Sister
Léopold Robert (Swiss, 1794–1835) — Italian Scene
François Boucher — The Beautiful Country Woman
Simon Vouet — Madonna and Child
David Adolph Constant Artz — Lulled to Sleep
Carlo Cignani — Charity
Le Nain (French) — Vintage Scene
Jean Honoré Fragonard — The Happy Family
Octave Tassaert (French, 1800–1874) — Destitute Mother and C
Gerardus Terlaak — A Rich Lady Visits a Poor Family
