Girl Reclining (1751). François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). Oil on canvas. Wallraf
Girl Reclining (1751). François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). Oil on canvas. Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany.Its subject, lying naked on a daybed after putting down her open book, is Marie-Louise O'Murphy – a Parisian “child-courtesan,” 14 at the time of painting, soon after to become the mistress of Louis XV. This piece exemplifies many ideals of Rococo including, the values of aristocracy and the Ancien Regime, objects of wealth and leisure, pleasant and decorated imagery, and most overbearingly, sexual validation. -- source link
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