François Boucher, 1765 - Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels - fine art print

What does the curator team of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art state about this 18th century work of art made by François Boucher? (© Copyright - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org)

Boucher was named director of the French Royal Academy in 1765, the year in which he painted the Virgin and Child. In this sprightly and accomplished picture, which is not overtly religious, he draws attention to the solemn innocence of infancy. Saint John the Baptist is shown as a young boy, his hands clasped in prayer, wearing a sheepskin and accompanied by a lamb.

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This 18th century masterpiece called Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels was painted by the rococo master François Boucher. The original version was painted with the exact dimensions: Oval, 16 1/8 x 13 5/8 in (41 x 34,6 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the French painter as the technique for the artpiece. Today, the artwork forms part of the digital art collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The public domain artwork is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, 1966. The creditline of the artpiece is: Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, 1966. The alignment is portrait and has an aspect ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter François Boucher was a European artist, whose style can be classified as Rococo. The European painter lived for 67 years and was born in 1703 and passed away in the year 1770 in Paris.

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