Diana getting out of her bath Francois Boucher (1703-1770)

Description of the painting "Bathing of Diana" by François Boucher

The creative biography of the great artist François Boucher is rich in a variety of paintings, but even among them can be found the most popular, revered and adored by the public. One such is his work The Bathing of Diana.

Olympic goddess of unprecedented beauty appeared in the work of the artist as the most beautiful enchantress, who seems to have stopped for a few minutes to rest after another hunting fun by the stream. Here it should be noted that the author of the work did not seek to repeat exactly those Greek myths that were written at the time about Diana.

This suggests that Boucher was not interested in mythologies as stories or as legends of the world. He used and drew knowledge in order to portray the goddess with her femininity and beauty as best and most beautifully as possible. This can be understood by looking at Diana’s eyes alone. Therefore, Diana’s Bathing is all about tenderness. The heroine of the artist’s work lives here to give care and pleasure to everyone who needs it.

Therefore, this painting by François Boucher is one of the representative paintings of Rococo art. What is remarkable is that despite the fact that Boucher was a professional and a painter from God, the painting was not accepted by critics. But it was loved and appreciated in its time by the great impressionist Auguste Renoir.

Boucher, in most of his paintings, loved the perfectly beautiful female nude bodies. During his creative life he developed this direction so much that no one could compete with him. Critics and connoisseurs noted that the women he portrayed had perfectly detailed wrists. Ankles, feet and skin. That’s why the paintings were so magical and appealing, but it was the males who were particularly drawn to them.