Monday, August 18, 2025

The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1767)

Ah ... the joys of life ... 

There is a wonderful intensity of colours. Soft, yet bright and vivid. Her pink dress almost like a glowing sun in a haunted forest with the men blending into the foliage. 

While the gentleman’s lascivious look is plain, her own is a slightly inscrutable? 

What is incredible is the artistic illusion of depth in the painting - which the swing occupies despite the branches making it impossible.

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Extra:

Great write-up at My Daily Art Display.

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