What did the Impressionists do regarding Bouguereau's work?
Ignored it
Bought it
Reviled it
Copied it
Answer
Reviled it, as it exemplified the sterile academic art that they rejected. Bouguereau's highly detailed, meticulously rendered paintings, with their smooth surfaces, idealized forms, and sentimental narratives, were seen as outdated and irrelevant by the Impressionists, who sought to capture the fleeting, transient effects of light and atmosphere using loose brushwork and vibrant colors.
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