Putti as Fisherman
1744
François Boucher captures the playful spirit of the Rococo era with these three chubby cherubs hard at work fishing in a lush, wooded landscape. The central putto proudly displays a catch in a large, suspended net, while his companions manage a long fishing rod and inspect a slippery fish. As the favorite painter of Madame de Pompadour, Boucher was the master of French frivolity, often filling his canvases with these delightful, mythological babies to add a touch of innocent charm and decorative elegance to 18th-century interiors.
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