Francois Boucher and Pablo Picasso

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This paper looks at the paintings "The Toilet of Venus" by Francois Boucher and "Gertrude Stein" by Pablo Picasso and how they differ in style and color. It discusses how each painting has a unique style which is intriguing and alluring and how the main difference is the colors used, one is dark and the other is brilliant. It also discusses the history behind the paintings and their similarities.

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"Francois Boucher painted The Toilet of Venus. This painting was custom-made for Madame de Pompadour as part of the decoration for her cabinet de toilette at the Chateau de Bellevue, which was one of the residences she shared with King Louis XV. In the painting there are cupids and doves which are attributes of Venus as the goddess of Love. The flowers allude to her role as patroness of gardens and the pearls reflect her mysterious birth from the sea. Francois made the painting during the Rococo Style period. Rococo Style was popular in Western Europe from 1700-1780. The term comes from French, which stands for fanciful rock or shell design, and it exhibits an elegant feeling and style. As a painter of nudes, Boucher had no equal in his generation. "

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