Rococo

1720 – 1780

Europe

The light, pastel art of aristocratic salons: flirtation, gardens and play in the painting of Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard.

Selected works

L'Indifférent c. 1717

The Laundress c. 1735

The Family of Philip V 1743

The Rape of Europa or Abduction of Europa 1747

Portrait of Marie-Louise O’Murphy 1751

Pygmalion and Galatea 1761

The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy c. 1764

A Young Girl Reading 1770

The Music Lesson 1770

Portrait of a violinist 1773

Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon 1784

Self-portrait 1786