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DiaporamaThe Rising of the Sun
François Boucher (1703 – 1770)
Discover François Boucher (1703-1770), master of Rococo! Explore his sensual paintings – mythological scenes, portraits & idyllic landscapes – defining 18thC French art.
The Rising of the Sun (1753) is an oil on canvas painting by François Boucher. These extravagant and wonderful pictures show Apollo as God of the Sun leaving Tethys with her Nereids and Tritons in the river Ocean as he drives up the morning sun in his chariot drawn by four white horses, and then returning to her at nightfall. This painting (318 x 261 cm) is Now in the collection of the Wallace Collection, London.
About this artwork
- Title: The Rising of the Sun
- Artist: François Boucher
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Rococo
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Topics: sky , symbols
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