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1st Art Gallery offers the option to receive your painting ready to hang or rolled in a tube.
Currently, for safety, we're able to ship framed paintings only up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
A staggering example of Neoclassicism, William-Adolphe Bouguereau's L'innocence is an allegorical canvas on the virtue of innocence, represented figuratively in the child and the lamb. Representing a purity of form and composition through the highly-realistic interpretation of its subject matter, the artist paints a figurative reproduction of a complete freedom from guilt or sin. Due to his handling of subjects broad enough to be open for public interpretation and for ease of public consumption, Bourguereau was considered one of the most skilled and competent painters in the world of his day. Not receiving even a hint of the controversy of his contemporaries the Impressionists, Bouguereau was held in extremely high esteem by the French Academy yet simultaneously reviled by the more reactionary elements in artistic salons. His fame spread across Europe and, rather than achieve post-humous sales like many of his contemporaries, the artist's work commanded high prices and regularly received commissions.
Purity and innocence were popular subjects for the Neo-Classicists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The second half of the 1700s saw artists take on an increasingly preoccupation with classical antiquity. The works of Raphael, Poussin, and Lorrain renewed an interest in the virtues of composition, proportion, and simplicity. Spurred on by an influx of archeological discoveries and the rise of national museums, artists such as Bouguereau tended to produce faithful reproductions of the classical themes. More accurately described as an 'Academic' artist, Bouguereau's style was honed under the tutelage of the great European academies of art that advocated traditionalism and a conservative approach. New styles were frequently adopted by the Academies, but only after the styles became considered worthy of academic study. L'innocence is a prime example of the interpretation of Neo-classicalism within the Academies, and how a great master such as Bouguereau could touch an extremely wide audience.
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Important Notes About Your Painting:
If you have any request to alter your reproduction of L'innocence (Innocence), you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of L'innocence (Innocence) that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
- Ordered without a frame, it will be delivered in protective tube within 21-28 business days.
- When ordering the painting framed - allow additional 5-7 days for delivery. The painting will arrive ready to hang.
- Every painting is painted by an experienced artist.
- No printing or digital imaging techniques are used.
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- Hand crafted means unique to every owner. Each canvas reproduction may vary slightly in brush details due to the nature of being hand painted, so no two paintings are the same.
- For those customers who appreciate quality and want to own an artist's work as it was meant to be enjoyed we are here for you.
Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube.
We always ship express via courier to ensure your order reaches you as soon as possible - normally within three business days. The total delivery time from the moment you place your order until the package is delivered to your door is normally between three to four weeks.
If, in the unlikely event you were dissatisfied with the painting after reviewing it in person, it can be returned for a full refund for up to 365 days after delivery.
When you receive the painting; you are free to return it for more revisions or else for a full refund minus our actual shipping cost -- which is, on average, $35 per painting.
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Depending on the degree of damage to the warranted painting, it will either be repaired or replaced. This warranty service is provided free of charge.
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