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François Boucher

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Painting of a reclining nude Venus with cherubs and tritons beside a splashing fountain among ruins and roses.

Fountain of Venus

1756

Oval rococo painting of a young couple sharing grapes beside sheep, goats, and a boy in a shaded forest clearing.

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?)

1747

Two paired paintings of playful cupids and putti beside fountains in a garden landscape, with musical instruments.

Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy

1740s

Painting of winged cupids gathered by a fountain and a carved shell, one clasping another's hands in a garden.

Cupids in Conspiracy

1740s

Painting of nude putti playing pipe and tambourine and dancing beside a cascading garden fountain.

Music and Dance

1740s

Venus reclines nude on a gilded couch with doves and cupids attending her beside a teal drapery and a pearl necklace.

The Toilette of Venus

1751

Head of a Young Woman

early 1730s

Painting of ruined arches and towers beside a hillside, with cattle drinking at a stream and two figures in the foreground.

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

early 1730s

Painting of a reclining woman and a young man beside a tree, with a spaniel, sheep, and flower basket in a pastoral landscape

The Interrupted Sleep

1750

Oval painting of a reclining nude woman and a man in a leopard skin, with cupids, roses, and doves in a forest setting.

Angelica and Medoro

1763

Oval painting of a shepherd boy in a straw hat sending off a white dove with a letter, beside a dog, sheep, and trees.

The Dispatch of the Messenger

1765

Oval painting of a seated woman holding an infant, with a kneeling child, a lamb, and angels on clouds above.

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels

1765

Oval painting of two reclining women in a forest with cherubs in clouds and an eagle at left.

Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto

1763

Grey and gold wash study of a monument with a gilded statue, two draped female figures, an obelisk, and reclining figures on

Study for a Monument to a Princely Figure

Painting of Venus reclining on a sea wave with cupids, doves, and roses in a pale blue sky.

Venus on the Waves

1769

Painting of Aurora on clouds above a sleeping young man with a dog, bow and arrows, in a pastel sky.

Aurora and Cephalus

1769

Rococo garden scene with a fountain, elegant figures, sheep, goats, children, and a mill beside a stream under a blue sky.

The Fountain of Love

1748

Rococo painting of elegant figures with birdcages in a garden beside classical ruins and a stone urn under a blue sky.

The Bird Catchers

1748

Painting of two reclining nude women in a forest with cupids and red drapery, by François Boucher, 1760.

Diana and Callisto

1760

Painting of a round dovecote with birds beside a wooden footbridge over a stream, two figures on the bridge, trees and blue s

The Dovecote

1758

Oval painting of a young girl in a red bodice and yellow skirt beside flowers, a hat, a flask and a walking staff, under tree

The Little Pilgrim

1755

Oval painting of a reclining nude woman receiving falling gold coins, with an old woman gesturing and two cherubs playing nea

Danaë

1723

Oil portrait of a woman in a silk gown beside a harpsichord, with a globe, books and roses in a rococo interior.

La marquise de Pompadour

1750

Painting of a rustic farm house by a stream, with two women working by the water and tall trees under a pink sky.

Landscape with farm house

1758

Oil landscape of a river with a conical tower, thatched cottages, a stone bridge and a woman washing laundry from a boat.

Landscape near Beauvais

1740

Reclining nude woman seen from behind on blue drapery, with white pillows, a pearl necklace and a gilded urn beside her.

Brown Odalisque

1740

Painting of two nude women bathing by a forest pool with hunting dogs, bows, arrows and dead game beside them.

Diana leaving her Bath

1742

Painting of a seated woman and armored warrior among cherubs, classical columns, a fountain and a harp.

Rinaldo and Armida

1734

Large painting of Venus on clouds with Vulcan beside armor, surrounded by cupids and doves in a blue sky.

Vulcan Presenting Venus with Arms for Aeneas

1757

Painting of Vulcan holding a sword below Venus seated on clouds with a cherub, swans and armor nearby.

Venus Asking Vulcan for Arms for Aeneas

1732

Painting of a ruined stone tower, wooden bridge over a river, and a figure in a red boat under a pale sky.

Landscape with tower and bridge

1758

Rococo painting of a woman riding a white bull into the sea, with attendants, sea figures and cherubs above.

The Rape of Europa or Abduction of Europa

1747

Grey wash sketch of a dim prison scene with a dying man reclining while companions sit and mourn beside him.

La Mort de Socrate (esquisse)

1762

Reclining nude woman with pearls and blue drapery, gazing over her shoulder, in an 18th-century interior setting.

L'Odalisque

1743

Painting of Venus on a sea chariot with nymphs, tritons, cherubs and billowing drapery over churning waves.

The Triumph of Venus

1740

Reclining nude Venus with cherubs, doves and blue drapery beside a stream in a leafy grove, painted in soft rococo tones.

Venus Consoling Love

1751

Painting of a stone arched bridge over a stream with ducks, a woman and child with a dog, cows on the bridge, and trees.

The Bridge

1751

Reclining woman in blue silk gown with pink ribbons and flowers, holding an open book beside a writing desk.

Madame de Pompadour

1758

Woman in red dress painting a landscape on an easel in a studio, with a child and other figures in the background.

In the painter's studio (“Le peintre de paysage” or “Le peintre a son chevalet”)

Seated woman in a turquoise gown reading a book in a rococo interior, with a spaniel and a gilded clock nearby.

Portrait of Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764)

1756

Oval painting of a woman in a pink dress bending to hold the hand of a child seated in a gold armchair.

Das verzogene Kind

1740

Oval painting of a woman in a green gown offering a treat to a white dog standing on its hind legs.

Das gelehrige Hündchen

1740

Painting of a shepherd and shepherdess with roses, a sheep and a spaniel in a wooded setting, by François Boucher, 1760.

Schäfer und Schäferin

1760

Two shepherdesses rest with sheep beside a tree, one reading, with a basket of roses and a stone putto sculpture nearby.

Zwei Schäferinnen

1760

Painting of an elderly man with a pink parasol, a seated woman in blue and a child in yellow in a chinoiserie garden with a p

Chinoiserie

1750

Reclining nude Venus with cupids, doves and blue drapery beside a pool in a leafy forest grove.

The Bath of Venus

1751

Reclining allegorical woman in green drapery painting a cherub on an oval canvas, with putti and brushes in clouds.

Allegory of Painting

1765

Portrait of a woman in a white silk gown beside a rose-filled urn and garden bench, holding a yellow straw hat.

Madame Bergeret

possibly 1766

Reclining woman with two cherubs, a harp, sheet music and doves on clouds, in a pastel allegory of music by Boucher.

Allegory of Music

1764

Two women in pastel dresses share a letter in a garden with sheep, a dog, and a stone lion statue.

The Love Letter

1750

Four women rest by a forest pool after a hunt, with dead hares, arrows and a leopard skin beside them.

Le Repos des nymphes au retour de la chasse, dit Le Retour de chasse de Diane

1745

Psyche holds a lamp over the sleeping winged Cupid, his bow and quiver beside him, in a dim draped interior.

Psyché et l'Amour

Reclining woman on a blue bed receiving golden rain from clouds, attended by cherubs, in a painting by François Boucher.

Danaé recevant la pluie d'or

Two nude winged putti on clouds against red sky, one lifting a plumed gilded helmet, in a decorative frame.

Deux Génies avec un casque

1750

Two winged cherubs on a cloud against a red background, with flowers and a gilded frame, by François Boucher.

Deux génies

1750

Painting of a kitchen scene: a woman in a red skirt and a boy kneeling at her apron beside a cabbage and copper pots.

La Belle Cuisinière

1735

Painting of a laurel-crowned woman in white and blue beside burning armor, with a chained man and a warrior in clouds.

La Paix

1750

Seated woman in white silk gown holding a book, with a spaniel and roses in a wooded landscape, in a gilt frame.

Portrait de Madame de Pompadour

Painting of a woman reading music while a man in a straw hat plays guitar beside a garden fountain and sphinx statue.

La Leçon de musique

Painting of two cherubs pouring water from a stone fountain beneath a trellis of roses and blossoming vines.

Fontaine avec deux amours dont l'un est agenouillé

1770

Oval painting of a mother nursing a baby beside playing children, a dog, a thatched hut and trees in a rural landscape.

L'Heureuse Mère

1758

Painting of a reclining nude nymph by a pond, with a satyr peering from behind reeds and foliage.

La Nymphe surprise, d'après Boucher

Painting of a nude woman seen from behind, admiring herself in a mirror held by a cherub, with doves and cherubs nearby.

La toilette de Vénus

Painting of two cherubs by a fountain, one reclined on a rock, beneath a flowering trellis in a garden setting.

Fontaine avec deux amours dont l'un est couché

1770