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François Boucher created the sensuous celebration of Venus, goddess of love, emerging from the sea amid a swirl of tritons, nereids, and cherubs. The composition bursts with pastel colors, billowing drapery, and the soft, idealized flesh that defined Rococo painting at its most exuberant.
As the favorite painter of Madame de Pompadour and a dominant force in French decorative arts, Boucher set the visual tone for mid-18th century aristocratic taste. This mythological scene demonstrates his mastery of theatrical composition and sensual elegance. The painting hangs at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
Other masterpieces from the Rococo movement

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770
The Huntington, San Marino

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1767
Wallace Collection, London

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717
Louvre, Paris, Paris

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1770
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Joshua Reynolds, 1776
National Gallery, London

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1719
Louvre, Paris, Paris

Thomas Gainsborough, 1787
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1782
National Gallery, London
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