L'Empire des sens. De Boucher à Greuze. Techniques archéologiques An ancient people from whom

An ancient people from whom the Greeks borrowed the alphabet

the explosion of Vesuvius covered this luminous and tranquil natural setting with a shroud of ash

aim to reveal the career of this illustrious figure

en passant par le perfide Kitsune

Avec un humour redoutable

L'Empire des sens. De Boucher à Greuze. Techniques archéologiques An ancient people from whomUnder the brush of the best painters, we have lost count of the bucolic scenes where shepherds and shepherdesses flirt, the boudoirs where languid sighs and lustful glances are exchanged, the alcoves where "the heart and the mind" (Crbillon fils, 1736) wander. However, in this ocean of images devoted to Love, we have hardly emphasized the audacity and originality, sometimes even the extreme license, of certain inventions. Only Jean Honor Fragonard,