The paintings of Francois Boucher were called by contemporaries a mirror reflecting French court life. He was the favorite painter of Louis XV and his mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour, but he was later criticized for being "frivolous and frivolous". It is believed that fame comes to a good artist only after death. Francois Boucher was an exception to the rule: he was "the first painter of King Louis XV" and director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Today, art historians do not rate the paintings of Francois Boucher very highly: recognizing the skill, many French connoisseurs believe that some of the paintings do not differ in artistic taste.
