- Google’s newest logo homage is to a French artist who was born on Wednesday, 200 years ago.
- The internet giant’s latest doodle, which can be seen on Google.com, commemorates Rosa Bonheur, an animal painter and sculptor best renowned for her work.
- Google’s homage depicts Bonheur painting a flock of sheep. Clouds in the backdrop take the form of Google’s letters.
- Bonheur was born in Bordeaux, France, on March 16, 1822, according to a Google biography.
- Bonheur gained prominence in the 1840s, when she presented her paintings at the famed Paris Salon. According to experts, her 1849 show “Plowing in Nivernais” contributed to her development as a professional artist.
What is Rosa Bonheur known for?
- The horse market in Paris was captured in her painting “The Horse Fair,” which she published four years later. It would go on to become her most popular piece of art and stay on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
- Bonheur received France’s highest honour, the Legion of Honor, in 1865.
