Bouguereau – Study of a Woman’s Head (Philomela & Procne)

A preparatory head study for Bouguereau’s mythological painting depicting the tragic sisters Philomela and Procne. The artist captures the subject’s contemplative downward gaze with his signature porcelain-smooth rendering of skin and meticulously observed hair texture.

Artist	William Bouguereau
Year	Unknown
Category	Figurative
Medium	Oil on canvas
Licence	CC0 Public Domain
Resolution	3 039 × 3 840 px
Format	JPEG
File Size	~7.1 MB