François Boucher (1703—1770) was a noted French Rococo artist, noted for his pastoral themes and decorative predilection.
François Boucher Summary
- Born in Paris, Boucher remained a successful painter in the capital all his life
- Became the symbol of the Rococo taste under Louis XV (1715-1774) and First Painter of the King
- Brought erotic elements into mythological themes
- Painted Louis XV’s mistress, Marie-Louise O’Murphy, in a highly erotic nude
- Was a competent draftsman whose drawings were purchased as copies of paintings
- Taught Martin Ferdinand Qadal and Jacques-Louis David
François Boucher’s Famous Paintings
- Self-portrait in the Studio (1720)
- The Triumph of Venus (1740)
- Diana Leaving the Bath (1742)
- Venus Consoling Love (1751)
- The Toilette of Venus (1751)
- The Bridge (1751)
- The Blonde Odalisque (1752)
- Madame de Pompadour (1756)
- Vulcan Presenting Venus with Arms for Aeneas (1757)
- Jupiter and Callisto (1759)