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Francois Boucher |
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| Born: 1703 - Died: 1770. |
| French painter, noted for his pastoral and mythological scenes, whose work embodies the frivolity and sensuousness of the rococo style.
Boucher, the son of a designer of lace, and was born in Paris. He studied with the painter François Le Moyne, however, Antoine Watteau was the major influence on his art, throughout his career.
In 1723 Boucher won the Prix de Rome; he studied in Rome from 1727 to 1731.
After his return to France, he created hundreds of paintings, decorative panels, tapestry designs, theater designs, and book illustrations. He became a faculty member of the Royal Academy in 1734
In 1765 he was made first painter to the king, director of the Royal Academy, and designer for the Royal Porcelain Works. The Marquise de Pompadour was his patron, and she encouraged him with his work greatly. He painted her portrait many times.
Francois Boucher was a French Rococo painter, engraver, and designer, who best illustrate the frivolity and elegant superficiality of French court life at the middle of the 18th century.
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