Allegory of Lyric Poetry
The Met
Artist: François Boucher(French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
Date: 1753
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Irregular, 45 1/4 x 62 3/4 in. (114.9 x 159.4 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1969
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Three winged cherubs on clouds, one writing, one with a torch, and one holding flowers and arrows
Detailed Description
An oval-shaped painting is encased in an ornate gold frame, set against a plain white wall. The painting depicts three plump, light-skinned cherubic figures with small, light-colored wings, positioned on a bed of white and gray clouds. The background transitions from a light blue sky at the top to darker, reddish-brown clouds behind the figures on the left. The cherub on the left sits facing right, holding a quill in its right hand and writing on a white scroll. A white dove is positioned beneath the scroll. This cherub's gaze is directed towards the center. The central cherub sits upright, looking slightly to the right, holding a flaming torch in its right hand. Its left arm rests on the scroll. The cherub on the right reclines on its left side, facing left, holding a bouquet of pink and purple flowers along with several arrows. All three figures have light brown, curly hair. The elaborate gold frame is highly decorative, featuring intricate scrollwork, shell motifs, and other rococo-style embellishments along its inner and outer edges, and on the white wall.
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