French Painting of Louis XIV 2

Question 1

The Remedy

Answer 1

Antoine Watteau from 1716-17 in France

• The enema theme originates from Dutch genre painting
• The enema was depicted as a cure for love sickness
• Currently in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles
• Made for preparation for a painting that is now in the Norton Simon Museum
• The drawing is made purely from chalk

Question 2

A Reading from Moliere

Answer 2

Jean-Franqois de Troy from 1728 in France

• Presents the luxurious life of the aristocracy of the Regency class in France
• Depicts a meeting within a Salon in an aristocratic space and the meetings were lead by women
• The salons provided educational opportunities to women
• Reading aloud was a common social pastime
• It is apart of the private collection of the Bridgeman Art Library

Question 3

The Luncheon

Answer 3

Francois Boucher from 1739 in France

• Presents the peace and prosperity the French received from mining
• The painting is an early work of Boucher’s before he entered the Academy
• It is apart of a style of genre painting called daily life
• The family has a collection of objects from across the world, for example, they have a Buddha on the shelf in the back
• Currently in the Louvre in Paris

Question 4

Autumn Pastoral

Answer 4

Francois Boucher from 1749 in France

• It is apart of a pair of decorate, pastoral paintings
• It is also apart of the “romping in nature” theme
• The fountain in the back is a symbol of ejaculation
• Currently in the Wallace Collection in London
• The painting is also known as Pastoral with a Couple near a Fountain

Question 5

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan

Answer 5

Francois Boucher from 1754 in France

• One of four paintings about Venus that is for room decor
• Depicts Vulcan, the god of metalworking, catching his lover Venus in an affair with Mars
• Currently in the Wallace Collection in London
• Venus ranks among the figures most presented in Boucher’s paintings
• The story takes place in Ovid’s Metamorphosis

Question 6

Reclining Girl

Answer 6

Francois Boucher from 1752 in France

• Currently in the Old Pinakothek in Munich, Germany
• The girl in the painting is also known as Blonde Odalisque
• The art historical name for the girl’s pose is the “bottoms up pose”
• The girl was a mistress of Louis XV
• Derives from Titian’s monumental female nudes