Pastoral Confidences
circa 1745
Boucher, the favorite painter of Madame de Pompadour, captures the ultimate Rococo fantasy: three shepherdesses lounging in a lush forest, far removed from the hard work of farming. Their clothes slip off their shoulders in a display of playful eroticism, revealing that these aren't real peasants, but aristocratic ideals of leisure and flirtation. The canvas has a jagged, irregular shape, hinting that this was a 'dessus-de-porte'—a decorative panel meant to hang right above a door in a fancy Parisian townhouse, greeting guests with beauty.
- Technique
- Oil paint
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