Le Mariage de l'Amour et Psyché
François Boucher·1744
Historical Context
The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche from 1744 at the Louvre shows Boucher painting one of the great mythological love stories. His mythological compositions established the visual vocabulary of French Rococo decorative painting. Boucher worked rapidly in oil on canvas with a warm fluid technique exploiting the Rococo fashion for softly blended color and sensuous surface. Appointed Premier Peintre du Roi in 1765, he embodied French artistic taste for a generation, though his influence waned sharp...
Technical Analysis
The celestial composition arranges the mythological scene with Rococo elegance. Boucher's warm palette and flowing handling create a scene of divine love.
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