François Boucher

In August 30, 1748, a young french neoclassicist painter names Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris, Kingdom of France. Jacques- Louis was an active supporter of the French Revolution and was imprisoned after the fall of his friend Maximilien Robespierre’s fall from power. Jacques- Louis David was frequently involved with the politics of France, and utilized his painting abilities to illustrate strong opinions in regards to the political regimes. During this time, he developed an empire style.…

still-active French Academy in Rome to have direct relations with Italian artists. French artists developed the rococo style in the 18th century, as a more intimate imitation of old baroque style, the works of the court-endorsed artists Antoine Watteau, François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard being the most…

meant to inspire people to have good morals and to think about them. In the art people were portrayed to be following the morals or they were not but were being reprimanded for not following the correct morals. The art piece The Love Letter by Francois Boucher which was created in 1750 is a…

Nhi Tran Essay #3 – Eighteenth Century The eighteenth century is known as the Age of Reason, or the Age of Enlightenment. Choose painting, music, or literature and discuss how and why developments in that art were informed by a greater emphasis on reason. Consider the influence of revolutionary social, political, or philosophical developments. Give specific examples. During the eighteenth century, Europe undergoes great changes in social, political and philosophical revolution. An…

Believers of the Enlightenment period sought to expose the world around them with science and reason and sweep theories of metaphysics and spirituality away (Khan Academy, 2016).As shown in the following painting by Francois Boucher in 1739, Le Dejeuner, the Rococo style captured moments of time not in contemplation of moral themes or consequences of moral actions. It is a scene of domestic tranquility of human interaction on a sunny day as reflected by the sun rays coming…

The concept of beauty has been a baffling issue and a bone of contention among thinkers and intellectuals. Such confusion can plausibly be understood through the changeable standards considered in every culture and the many attempts to approach it. Throughout history, it has been glorified and highlighted in many ways. From a philosophical perspective, Kant, in Observation on the Feeling of Beautiful and Sublime , tackles beauty, through the view that women are identified by their beauty, while…

and some artist combines Chinoiserie and Rococo style together, such as famous French painter Antonie Watteau and François Boucher, both of them good at Rococo style, although they haven’t been to China, some of theirs paintings about China still fit the facts. The reason of that is because there were a lot of trades and culture integration between China and Europe at that time. François Boucher’s painting illustrated some European nobles used Chinoiserie decorations in their house. Some of…

The Cancer of Time created by Dominic Turmel (Conception and creative direction), Ko-op Mode (Conception, design, illustration, and development), Jean-François Nadeau (conception and copyediting) and Stéfan Boucher (conception and music) is an app that follows a character as he is diagnosed with time cancer which is essentially being worried and controlled by time. It’s commentary on how humans always feel like they should be doing…

The Rococo and Neoclassical visual arts have come to define the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Each resulted from popular culture, influence, and reform, yet had an impact on one another. The Rococo painter exhibited whimsical scenes, sometimes scandalous, bathed in softer color shades while the neoclassical painter sought to give emphasis to tradition and nationalism. To elucidate these variances, this author will use famed “The Swing” by Jena-Honore Fragonard to contrast against the…

in his painting style are united three areas: rococo, neo-classicism and romanticism. The artist already in his younger years was honored to be put next to the outstanding French Rococo artist Francois Boucher, the creator of elegant style. The echoes of sensual and frivolous painting elements of Boucher`s style can be clearly seen in the early works of David, such as "The Battle of Mars with Minerva" (1771). Here, the battle scene is overloaded with irrelevant on the field of…