Francois Boucher The Fountain of Love 1748 Watermill Pastoral Rococo Poster
Lovers and shepherds gather by a fountain before a rustic watermill in Boucher’s 1748 pastoral fantasy. Rococo romance in soft light.
Description
The Fountain of Love (1748) is pure Rococo daydream: elegant couples, a flute player, goats, and a waterfall beside a stone mill. Boucher's porcelain palette and graceful figures made him the painter of pleasure. A sweet, luminous garden-room piece.
