Study of a Reclining Nude
François Boucher · 1732
François Boucher
France · 1703–1770
François Boucher 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 Boucher, who gave him his first artistic training. At the age of seventeen, a painting by Boucher was admired by the painter François Lemoyne.
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Study of a Reclining Nude
François Boucher · 1732
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Jupiter and Callisto
François Boucher · 1744
Pushkin Museum
Diana leaving her Bath
François Boucher · 1742
Louvre
La toilette
François Boucher · 1742
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Venus and Cupid
François Boucher · 1769
Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
Hercules and Omphale
François Boucher · 1732
Pushkin Museum
Works worth knowing
3 of François Boucher's works, and what makes each one worth a look.
Jupiter and Callisto
François Boucher · 1744
Pushkin Museum
Jupiter and Callisto is a 1744 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist François Boucher, now in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. It shows Jupiter disguised as Diana to seduce Callisto. Jupiter, who is in love with Callisto, takes on the appearance of Diana to seduce her.
Diana leaving her Bath
François Boucher · 1742
Louvre
Diana Bathing or Diana Getting out of her Bath is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist François Boucher, created in 1742. It depicts the Roman goddess Diana, with a nymph as her companion. The painting was acquired in 1852 by the Louvre, in Paris.
Hercules and Omphale
François Boucher · 1732
Pushkin Museum
Hercules and Omphale is an oil-on-canvas painting by French painter François Boucher, likely completed sometime between 1731 and 1734. The painting depicts the mythological romance between the Greek hero Hercules and Omphale, queen of Lydia. The painting represents an important work from Boucher's early career, completed shortly after his studies under his mentor François Lemoyne.
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