ARTIST

François Boucher

1703–1770 · France

François Boucher, the celebrated Rococo master, captured the 18th century's taste with his idyllic scenes, mythological tales, and portraits of figures like Madame de Pompadour.

ABOUT

François Boucher (UK: BOO-shay, US: boo-SHAY; French: [fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century. == Life == A native of Paris, Boucher was the son of a lesser known painter Nicolas Bouch…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Venus and Cupid 1703 · Cleveland Museum of Art Half-Length Study of a Man 1715 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Plate 1: Young Woman Feeding her Infant, from Premier Livre de Sujets et Pastorales (First Book of Subjects and Pastorals) 1720 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Chinoiserie scene with figures in a landscape 1720 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Judgement of Susannah 1720 · National Gallery of Canada The Proposal 1721 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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