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Francois Boucher
Exhibition November 14, 2020 − February 7, 2021
Francois Boucher- French painter, engraver, decorator. A bright representative of the Rococo art culture. He created numerous series of engravings, illustrated the books of Ovid, Boccaccio, Moliere.
Boucher’s creativity is extremely multifaceted, he turned to allegorical and mythological subjects, portrayed village fairs and fashionable Parisian life, painted genre scenes, pastorals, landscapes, portraits.
Boucher was honored with many honors, including the title of court painter (1765). He was actively involved in decorating the residences of the king and Madame de Pompadour, private mansions of Paris. Favorite of Louis XV of the Marquis de Pompadour, which he captured in several portraits, was his fan. In the last years of his life, he was the director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and the "first painter of the king." Boucher’s best works are distinguished by their extraordinary charm and perfect execution.
Boucher’s creativity is extremely multifaceted, he turned to allegorical and mythological subjects, portrayed village fairs and fashionable Parisian life, painted genre scenes, pastorals, landscapes, portraits.
Boucher was honored with many honors, including the title of court painter (1765). He was actively involved in decorating the residences of the king and Madame de Pompadour, private mansions of Paris. Favorite of Louis XV of the Marquis de Pompadour, which he captured in several portraits, was his fan. In the last years of his life, he was the director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and the "first painter of the king." Boucher’s best works are distinguished by their extraordinary charm and perfect execution.
