Woman's Head
- Artist
- Francois Boucher
- Date
- c.1750
- Style
- Rococo
- Genre
- Portrait
- Location
- Hermitage Museum
The painting 'Woman's Head', known as The Brunette Odalisque, is a beautiful example of the Rococo style, created by French artist François Boucher in 1745. This exquisite portrait was crafted using oil paints on a canvas, a common method of the time. Displayed in the prestigious Louvre museum in Paris, Boucher's signature can be seen engraved on the low table within the painting. This piece is one of his three works in the odalisque genre, the other two featuring a blonde woman. The Brunette Odalisque remains a classic representation of Rococo portraiture.
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