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FRANCOIS BOUCHER. The Toilette of Venus

FRANCOIS BOUCHER. The Toilette of Venus. Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris). Dimensions: 42 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (108.3 x 85.1 cm). Date: 1751. Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, admired Boucher and was his patroness from 1747 until her death in 1764. This famous work was commissioned for the dressing room at Bellevue, her château near Paris. The bodies of the goddess and her cupids are soft, supple, and blond. The carved and gilded rococo sofa, the silk, velvet, and gold damask drapery, are heavy and elaborate enough for the Victorian era.
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Author: FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770)
Title: The Toilette of Venus
Caption: The Toilette of Venus. Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris). Dimensions: 42 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (108.3 x 85.1 cm). Date: 1751. Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, admired Boucher and was his patroness from 1747 until her death in 1764. This famous work was commissioned for the dressing room at Bellevue, her château near Paris. The bodies of the goddess and her cupids are soft, supple, and blond. The carved and gilded rococo sofa, the silk, velvet, and gold damask drapery, are heavy and elaborate enough for the Victorian era.
Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Image size: 4686 × 5967 px | 80.0 MB
Print size: 39.7 × 50.5 cm | 1844.9 × 2349.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CANVAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • FRANCE • FRANCOIS BOUCHER • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • OVERDOORS • PAINTINGS