#artist is francois boucher-

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art aesthetics: coquette

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Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis by François Boucher (18th Century)

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IncubuS, Huile sur Toile,

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Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto

François Boucher, French

1763

Oil on canvas

Oval, 25 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. (64.8 x 54.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The Dovecote by Francois Boucher, 1758.

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Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

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The feminine urgo to live in a Boucher & Fragonard painting.

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Title: The Chinese Garden

Artist: Francois Boucher

Date: 1742

Style: Rococo

Genre: Genre Painting

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The Lunch

Artist: Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

Date: 1739

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The Louvre, Paris, France

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dresses in art

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The Triumph of Venus by Francois Boucher (1740)

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Mrs Violet M Hammersley

Artist: Phillip Wilson Steer (British, 1860-1942)

Date: 1906-1907

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Description

Steer's portrait in the grand tradition of aristocratic British portraiture stretching back to Gainsborough and Reynolds, yet it is painted with a vibrancy learnt from the French impressionists. The pose is taken from a portrait of Madame of Pompadour by Francois Boucher in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The sitter was sister-in-law Mrs Hugh Hammersley, whose memorable portrait by Sargent is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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What is art?

During the whole semester, we tried to figure out what art is. Is it only for fun, what secrets are hidden under the paintings, colours, smiles of beautiful women, and so on. 

"The Three Graces" Francois Boucher (1703-1770). Rococo period

Well, thanks to our discussions, I came to some thoughts. First, art is a universal language. And that is true. Different people, generations understand it. Art can be appreciated by absolutely dissimilar people with their own backgrounds and walks of life. It is wonderful, isn't it? It is a universal language, I would say. 

There is no doubt that art is a form of expression that has been present in human civilization for thousands of years. It encompasses a wide range of mediums, such as literature, music, sculpture, architecture, etc.

Italian Baroque

Of course, it plays a significant role in shaping forms, reflecting social values, mirroring life beauty, and proving a means for individuals to communicate their ideas, messages, thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

And, as we have learned, there are two fundamental goals for any art. They are to provoke thoughts and evoke emotions. 

 "The Last Day of Pompeii", Karl Pavlovich Bryullov

A very interesting thing for me is that absolutely all artists use their imaginations and creativity to convey their worldview, their messages, and their ideas because it may be difficult to express all of it through words alone. Sometimes we have a limited amount of words to describe something because human civilization has not created anything yet. Something beautiful, something that can stir the soul. 

So, art is power. It has the ability to change conventional thinking, think outside the box, push boundaries, break stereotypes, and embrace new perspectives. 

Well, art is a really  powerful and multifaceted part of our lives.

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The Toilet by Francois Boucher, 1742.

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The Toilet of Venus

Title: The Toilet of Venus

Artist: Francois Boucher

Date: 1751

Movement: French Rococo

Medium: Oil on canvas

Genre: Mythology painting

Again we return to France, and again we return to Boucher.

The word Toilet means Dressing room before plumbing was a regular thing. SO this meant to be Venus’ dressing room in case there was any confusion.

Here, we see Venus with her usual symbols of winged babies and doves, but we also see a focus on pearls. More likely than note, because Venus came from the sea, she was likely associated with the jewel that comes from the sea as well.