The Interrupted Sleep,1750. Boucher was an artist of incomparable virtuosity and industry with a preference for mythological and pastoral subjects. Here he shows a beautifully dressed shepherd and shepherdess. The simplicity of the subject belies the complexity of the composition, which is organized around a series of intersecting diagonals.
May 8, 2013 - This Pin was discovered by KJ Kim. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest.Francois Boucher Was A French Painter English Literature Essay Francois Boucher was a French painter who lived between 29th September 1703 and 30th May 1770. He was also known as a proponent of the Rococo taste and known for voluptuous and idyllic paintings on the standard themes, well decorative allegories which represent the pastoral or arts occupations, aimed as a type of the two.Portrait painting was not a “skate” to Boucher. In his entire life he painted about a dozen portraits. Half of them depicts Madame Pompadour, which undoubtedly testifies to the close friendship between the artist and the mistress of the king. The picture you see before you is the last portrait of Madame Pompadour.