The Altar of Friendship [l’Autel de l'Amitié]
1754
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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1754
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This drawing shows three women in a soft, leafy glade. One holds a garland while another pours wine between cups. A third watches, smiling. Boucher sketched this in the late 1750s, but he kept it secret. Rococo art loved light colors and playful myths. This sheet stayed hidden until the 1900s. Look at the way Boucher uses fine parallel lines to shade the leaves. Check Boucher, François next.
