Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels

François Boucher’s ‘Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels’ is an oil on canvas from 1765. It measures 16 1/8 x 13 5/8 inches, presented in an oval form. It resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The painting was a gift from Adelaide Milton de Groot, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, in 1966. It is classified under European Paintings at the museum.

Boucher was known for his work within the Rococo style. He spent his career in Paris, producing works that often featured idyllic and classical themes.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435744

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