Francois BoucherFrancia, 1703–1770Hercules and Omphale
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Hércules y Onfalia es una pintura mitológica realizada por el maestro rococó François Boucher hacia 1735.
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En la vida de Francois Boucher
La vida entera1720–1770 · Lugar de trabajo
Paris
1725–1731
Travel: Italy
1726–1728
Etchings for the Recueil Jullienne after Watteau
For the first two volumes of the Recueil Jullienne, which reproduced the works of Watteau, Boucher executed about a hundred etchings, including the frontispiece with Watteau's self-portrait; this work became a source of inspiration for him.
1730–1740s
Major Official Commissions for Versailles
He received major commissions for the decoration of the apartments of Versailles: The Royal Virtues (1735) in the Queen's chamber, hunting scenes for the Petits Appartements (1736), Venus and Vulcan (1747) in the Dauphin's apartments, and History for the Royal Library (1743–1746).
24 November 1731
Accepted as a Candidate at the Royal Academy
On his return from Italy he was accepted into the revived Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in the class of history painting.
21 April 1733
Marriage to Marie-Jeanne Buzeau
He married the seventeen-year-old actress Marie-Jeanne Buzeau, from whom many of his youthful "nymphs" were painted; the marriage produced three children, and his wife engraved his drawings.
