Shepherd and shepherdess
1760
François Boucher, the favorite painter of Madame de Pompadour, serves up a slice of 18th-century aristocratic fantasy here. This isn't gritty farm life; it's the Rococo dream of 'shepherding,' where noblewomen played dress-up in silk dresses that never seemed to get dirty. The young shepherd reaches for roses while his companion gazes up adoringly, flanked by a sleepy sheep and a spaniel that looks like it's posing for a portrait. In the background, a chubby stone statue adds to the theatrical, stage-set vibe that made Boucher the king of French decorative art.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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