Allegory of Autumn
François Boucher · 1753 · Oil on canvas
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About this picture
Allegory of Autumn is a public-domain painting by François Boucher, dated 1753. Oil on canvas. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Allegory of Autumn” (1753) is by Boucher or a print after him. The subject is usually myth or a pastoral, treated as decoration.
About the artist
François Boucher (1703–1770) was a French Rococo painter favored at court. Myth, pastoral scenes, and decorative panels are painted with a light touch in pink and blue.
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