Allegory of Painting
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Title
Allegory of Painting
Description
This piece was interesting for exploring how the Barbie/pink theme changes when the women depicted are just concepts, not real models. The painting shows naturalism vs. realism in using idealized models of what women should look like, like the creation of Barbie and her battle between wanting to be a perfect doll and wanting to be human.
Creator
François Boucher
Date
1765
Medium
Oil on canvas
Bibliographic Citation
Boucher, F. (1765). Allegory of painting National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
Citation
François Boucher, “Allegory of Painting,” Western Survey Fall 2023, accessed April 22, 2026, https://westernsurvey23.artinterp.org/items/show/26.