Francois Boucher was known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, and intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture. He also painted several portraits of his illustrious patroness, Madame de Pompadour. He is famous for saying that the natural world was "trop verte et mal eclaire".
- Francois Boucher - a proponent of Rococo taste 1703-1770