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David and Bathsheba
François Boucher·1757
Historical Context
David and Bathsheba from 1757 at the National Museum in Lisbon shows Boucher treating a biblical subject with characteristic Rococo sensuality. His Bathsheba emphasizes the beauty that attracted King David. Boucher's reclining female nudes, bathed in warm pink light that became his signature, were simultaneously erotic and decorative — images for the private apartments of royal and aristocratic patrons. He layered thin oil glazes of rose, cream, and grey to create the luminous skin tones his ...
Technical Analysis
The biblical scene is rendered with warm palette and sensuous handling. Boucher's treatment brings Rococo elegance to the Old Testament narrative.
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