The toilet of Venus (from the painting by F. Boucher)

"Toilet of Venus" was commissioned to the artist by his patron - mistress of Louis XV Madame de Pompadour for her château of Bellevue. Madame de Pompadour played a major role in the eponymous play at the theatre of Versailles. On the canvas of Venus is similar to a court lady of the XVIII century: it "porcelain" face with languid, playful expression, gestures you umanity typical hairstyle with naturally curls lying, and all of it, despite the splendor of the forms, doll-like. Amury is not so much dress up this adorable Flirty, how to play with her hair and jewelry. Near Venus hovering doves, a sacred bird. Body beauty is written in the rare and exquisite, but somewhat unnatural colours. Bush did it consciously: he did not seek to imitate nature, explaining that nature is imperfect.