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Francois Boucher
François Boucher (29 September 1703 - 30 May 1770) was a French painter, a proponent of Rococo taste, known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture. He also painted several portraits of his illustrious patroness, Madame de Pompadour.
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Painting ID:: 26681
Shepherd and Shepherdess
mk53
1761
oil on canvas
76.6x63.6cm
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Painting ID:: 26686
Venus
mk53
1754
black chalk and pastel on light brown paper
42.7x30.3cm
photograph courtesy of Christie s
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Painting ID:: 26689
Jupiter and Callosto
mk53
1769
oil on canvas
160x129cm
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Painting ID:: 26693
Cupid and the Graces
mk53
1738
oil on canvas
141x181cm
Lisbon,Calouste-Gulbenkian Foundation
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Painting ID:: 26697
Mercury confiding Bacchus to the Nymphs
mk53
c.1732
sketch,
oil on canvas
59.7x73.7cm
Cincinnati,Art Museum
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Francois Boucher
François Boucher (29 September 1703 - 30 May 1770) was a French painter, a proponent of Rococo taste, known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture. He also painted several portraits of his illustrious patroness, Madame de Pompadour.
. Related Artists to Francois Boucher: | Antoni Brodowski | Juriaen van Streeck | Jean Broc | Juan Sanchez Cotan | Diego Rivera |
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