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Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA. Pompadour at Her Toilette is an oil-on-canvas painting by François Boucher from 1750 (with later additions) depicting Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France. Boucher's painting titled "Madame de Pompadour" also demonstrates the Rococo style.
Apr 14, 2024 · François Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, 1756, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. Known as the Queen of the Rococo, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, later known as Madame de Pompadour, was the maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France from 1745 to her death in 1764.
Apr 12, 2019 · Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘Madame de Pompadour’ was created in 1756 by Francois Boucher in Rococo style. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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The Toilette of Venus. François Boucher French. 1751. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 631. Boucher executed this painting for Madame de Pompadour, the powerful, official mistress of Louis XV and Boucher’s most significant patron for nearly two decades.
Admired as an amateur dancer and actress, Madame de Pompadour had played the title role in a production of La Toilette de Vénus staged at Versailles in 1750, perhaps the inspiration for the painting. Drawings Boucher was no less prolific or varied as a draftsman.
Madame de Pompadour was the official mistress of King Louis XV of France. She gained considerable influence and advised the king in political matters, too. François Boucher presents her in...
Madame de Pompadour was a stalwart patron and admirer of François Boucher between 1747 and her death in 1764. This allegorical portrait, commissioned by the Marquis de Marigny in 1754, celebrates that patronage and the diversity of her interests.
