Zenobia found by Shepherds on the banks of the Araxes

William Bouguereau, 1850, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts

‘Zenobia found by Shepherds on the banks of the Araxes’ is a work by William Bouguereau (France, 1825–1905). It is dated 1850. It is part of the collection École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

It was commissioned by Beaux-Arts de Paris. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 147 × 113 cm. The work belongs to the genre history painting. The things depicted include Zenobia of Armenia, woman, herder, and man.

The catalogue has 249 more works by William Bouguereau.