Francois BoucherFrancia, 1703–1770Aurore et Céphale
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- Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Immagine: Musée des Beaux-Arts — Mangin, Mignot, Phillipot; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Nella vita di Francois Boucher
Tutta la vita1720–1770 · Luogo di lavoro
Paris
1725–1731
Travel: Italy
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.
1735
Begins Teaching at the Academy
He began teaching at the Academy as an assistant, together with Charles Van Loo and Charles-Joseph Natoire.
