BOUCHER, François
(b. 1703, Paris, d. 1770, Paris)
BOUCHER, François (b. 1703, Paris, d. 1770, Paris) |
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The Education of Cupid1742Oil on canvas, 118 x 134 cm Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin | ||
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In this painting Boucher presents the mythological family where mother Venus and father Mercury are captured in a moment of parental responsibility. As Messenger of the Arts, Mercury seems to be instructing his offspring in lessons of love, catching Venus's eye in a moment of romantic encounter. The love goddess is shown in a typically Boucheresque "bottoms-up" pose.
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