Francois Boucher

François Boucher's paintings give pastoral, mythological, and domestic subjects flowing forms and light color. Pan and Syrinx draws on Ovid's Metamorphoses in an intimate landscape, while The Breakfast attends to dress and daily life. Patronage from Madame de Pompadour and the French court supported designs for tapestries, theater, and porcelain as well as paintings. Chalk and wash drawings prepare figures and decorative groups, connecting his practice with furnishing and display.