The Toilet of Venus

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"The Toilet of Venus" is an oil-on-canvas painting by French painter François Boucher (1703–1770). It once decorated the appartement des bains of Madame de Pompadour's château de Bellevue. Today it is part of the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY.

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  • 1751

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François Boucher

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...

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  • 1.083 m (3.553 ft )
  • 0.851 m (2.79 ft )

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Owner Date acquired Method of acquisition Last date owned
  • 1920
  • 1920
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