Painter: François Boucher
Colors: 90
Dimensions: 50 * 42 cm

The Rape of Europa, c.1732-34, Wallace Collection, London, England

François Boucher (29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, a proponent of Rococo taste, known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture. He also painted several portraits of his illustrious patroness, Madame de Pompadour.