Head Of A Lamb
Rosa Bonheur captures the innocent, upward gaze of a young lamb nestled in lush green grass, her brushstrokes perfectly mimicking the soft texture of its wool. As a leading figure of the Realism movement, Bonheur was famous for her incredibly lifelike animal portraits, often studying her subjects up close at farms and markets. Fun fact: she was so dedicated to her craft that she obtained special police permission to wear trousers, allowing her to blend in at male-dominated livestock fairs to sketch freely!
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- Oil painting
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