François Boucher, 1751 - The Bath of Venus - fine art print

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In Enlightenment France the dedicated search to define truth engendered a re–evaluation of the natural. The belief that it was right to follow nature, and that the pursuit of pleasure was natural, influenced the prevailing conception of the nude. François Boucher, who became the first painter to Louis XV, fully explored his century's interest in the relationship between the rational and the sensual.

In The Bath of Venus, the mythological goddess has lost any allusions to classical history painting and is offered up to the viewer as an object of physical beauty. Venus, located in a lush garden setting, coyly attempts to restrain a pouting Cupid as two putti point to the scene in mocking disapproval. Boucher's success in communicating the charm and sensuality of the nude lies in his mastery of color and fluid brushstrokes. Venus is rendered in porcelain tones, delicately accented in pink, her body highlighted against luscious blue velvet and silk. The two white doves at her feet contrast a thick impasto surface with the transparent water and cool greens and blues of the foliage. The painting exemplifies the rococo love of asymmetric lines and sinuous curves, artfully arranged to seduce both the eye and the mind of the beholder.

The Bath of Venus by the Rococo artist François Boucher as your new art copy

This 18th century artpiece The Bath of Venus was created by the rococo painter François Boucher in 1751. The original creation measures the size: 107 x 84,8 cm (42 1/8 x 33 3/8 in). Oil on canvas was applied by the European painter as the technique for the masterpiece. This artwork belongs to the digital art collection of National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., United States of America. With courtesy of: National Gallery of Art, Washington (public domain license).: . Furthermore, alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has an image ratio of 3 : 4, which implies that the length is 25% shorter than the width. The painter François Boucher was a European artist from France, whose style can be attributed primarily to Rococo. The artist was born in the year 1703 and deceased at the age of 67 in the year 1770.

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