Project Gutenberg 2013-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 298 Crastre, François Crastre, Fr. (François) Crastre, Francois Cooper, Frederic Taber 1864 1937 Cooper, Fridericus Taber Rosa Bonheur Masterpieces in colour E-text prepared by sp1nd, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Rosa Bonheur" by François Crastre is a biography written in the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the life and work of Rosa Bonheur, a pioneering female artist renowned for her exceptional animal paintings. Through detailed narratives, it chronicles her transformation from a young girl with a passion for art into one of the most celebrated painters of her time. The biography unfolds Rosa Bonheur's journey, starting from her childhood in a modest artistic family in Bordeaux, where her early talent for drawing was nurtured. As she grew, she faced societal barriers, particularly as a woman in the male-dominated art world, yet she persevered, studying diligently and creating masterpieces such as "The Horse Fair" and "Ploughing in the Nivernais." The book highlights her close bond with her friend Mlle. Nathalie Micas, her dedication to accurately depicting animals in their natural environments, and the significant recognition she garnered in France and abroad. Ultimately, it paints a portrait of Bonheur not only as a talented artist but also as a figure of resilience and innovation in the 19th-century art scene. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41939/41939-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899 ND Text Masterpieces in Colour Category: Biographies Category: French Literature Category: Art 96859 2025-08-17T05:21:52.286922 text/html 73016 2024-10-23T13:46:04 text/html 517541 2025-08-17T05:21:54.967903 application/epub+zip 517378 2025-08-17T05:21:52.855942 application/epub+zip 84481 2025-08-17T05:21:52.550940 application/epub+zip 564118 2025-08-17T05:21:56.608940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550034 2025-08-17T05:21:54.664927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118866 2022-09-19T07:48:26.027080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79055 2025-08-17T05:21:52.044944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59143 2024-10-23T13:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17191 2025-08-17T05:21:56.747907 application/rdf+xml 21906 2025-08-17T05:21:52.618941 image/jpeg 3694 2025-08-17T05:21:52.584919 image/jpeg 502297 2025-08-17T05:21:52.322965 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia