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François Boucher
(29th Sep, 1703 - 30th May, 1770)
Allegorie de la Piété
1735
Credit:
Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/
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Keywords:
Allegory (all)
archivolt
mascaron
cornice
devotion (to a god)
Rocaille
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Color #836539
Color #b2996e
Color #341c02
Color #86775f
Color #d3b683
Color #7a6a4f
Color #a6814c
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About the artwork
Title:
Allegorie de la Piété
Periods:
18th century
modern age
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
remount
peinture murale (peinture)
grisaille
Inventory number:
MV8815
Detail:
Chambre de la Reine : cartouches peints en grisaille à la corniche, centre de la voussure ouest
Location:
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
About the author(s)
Author:
François Boucher
Also known as:
Francois Boucher
François Bouché
François Bouchet
François Bourcher
François Bouchez
Francois, the elder Boucher
Fransua Bushe
Francis Boucher
Born:
29th Sep, 1703
Dead:
30th May, 1770
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
François Boucher
(French:
[fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]
; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century. He also painted several portraits of his patroness, Madame de Pompadour.
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