"Blond Odalisque (L'Odalisque-Blonde)"

François Boucher - Oil
Blond Odalisque (L'Odalisque-Blonde) (1752) is an oil on canvas painting by François Boucher. This particular pose was one of Boucher's favorite themes. It occurs repeatedly in his works. The painting represents the portrait of Louise O'Murphy, a young Irish woman who worked as Boucher's model and She was also the mistress (1753) of Louis XV. The artist does not present her as a Venus of classical beauty but portrays her instead in a provocative pose of unambiguously erotic persuasion as a young woman. This painting (59 x 73 cm) is Now in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.