Francois Le Moyne av Professor Jean-Luc Bordeaux

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<p>First Painter to the king in 1736 for only a few months before his tragic death, Fran¿s Le Moyne had a career as short as it was prolific. Teacher of Charles-Joseph Natoire and Fran¿s Boucher, and contemporary of Antoine Watteau and Jean-Fran¿s de Troy, he reached the height of his glory with his <em>Apotheosis of Hercules</em> painted between 1732 and 1736 on the immense ceiling of the Salon d¿Hercule, located between La Chapelle Royale and the royal apartments of the Ch¿au de Versailles. After so many years spent in oblivion, Le Moyne is finally recognised today as one of the major artists of the 18th century, exerting a seminal influence on the following generations.</p><p>Nearly 40 years after his first monograph devoted to the painter, Professor Jean-Luc Bordeaux proposes a renewed survey of the oeuvre of Fran¿s Le Moyne (1688¿1737). Bordeaux analyses Le Moyne¿s contributions to the French rococo as well as lesser-known aspects of his artistic production and career. With almost