Allegory of Painting
François Boucher · 1765 · oil on canvas
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About this picture
Allegory of Painting is a public-domain painting by François Boucher, dated 1765. Oil on canvas. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Allegory of Painting” (1765) 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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