This is perhaps among my most basic opinions, but I rarely love a Bouguereau, I wish his work had gotten a little less... gauzy? than it did, but holy moley dude could paint.
https://twitter.com/art_bouguereau/status/1315138982385192960
I think it's possible, though hardly certain, that Bouguereau had this other amazing painting of a Prominent Jug in the back of his head, Velazquez's Waterseller of Seville. 
Part of what I love about this Velazquez--aside from the fact that, speaking of dudes who could paint, wow--is how well it functions both as a literal depiction of a quotidian scene, but also works symbolically as a Three Ages of Man.
That is, if we just literally describe this scene--an elder, kindly but grave, hands off a brimming cup to a young man, who takes it with uncertainty, while a man in his prime drinks deep from his own cup--we can see the scene carries not just literal, but spiritual, weight.
Also--and I wouldn't claim any symbolism for 'em--but man, look at those droplets and the wet clay, so simple, but so right. Just look at them 😍
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