Making up the rococo : François Boucher and his critics

Publication Data

• Title Making up the rococo : François Boucher and his critics
• Author Melissa Lee Hyde
• Contributor François Boucher
• Publisher Getty Research Institute
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location Los Angeles, CA
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: Why Boucher?
Plates
Boucher, boudoir, salon: cherchez la femme
Making up the rococo
The makeup of the Marquise
Pastoral make-believe: gender play from the opéra-comique to the salon
Rococo quid pro quo: Boucher's confounding conventions
In the guise of history: the Jupiter and Callisto paintings.

Topics

• Boucher, François, 1703-1770 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Art criticism :: France :: History :: 18th century
• Art, Rococo :: France
• Gender identity in art

Making up the rococo : François Boucher and his critics by Melissa Lee Hyde. ISBN 9780892367436. Published by Getty Research Institute in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.