Gallery of the Masters 
Charles Joseph Natoire
1700-1777 France/Rococo
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Brief Biography-Charles Joseph Natoire from Nîmes was one of the most noted Rococo painters of his time. His initial tuition was from his father, Florent, who was a sculptor, but his most prominent tutor was François Lemoyne. His work became ranked alongside that of François Boucher, and he included tapestry cartoons and cabinet pictures in his output. By 1751 he was elected Director of the French Academy in Rome, where he retired after spending most of his career in Paris. With the advent of the neoclassical style in his later years, he preferred to spend his time in a teaching capacity. Two of his most renowned students were Joseph Marie Vien and François Hubert Drouais. |
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cupid sharpening
an arrow
psyche
and proserpina
sibylle
the adoration
of the magi
the expulsion
from paradise
venus demanding
arms from vulcan
venus and cupid
architecture
music
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sculpture
