A Young Girl Reading

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A Young Girl Reading is an 18th-century oil painting by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard depicting a solitary young woman absorbed in a book, celebrated for its intimate mood and vibrant use of color.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo artwork
oil painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance celebrated example of Fragonard’s genre scenes
noted for depiction of female literacy and introspection
background plain background emphasizing subject
city Washington, D.C.
collection National Gallery of Art
colorPalette vibrant yellows
warm tones
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin France
creator Jean-Honoré Fragonard
depicts girl reading a book
solitary figure
young woman
depictsActivity reading
depictsClothing white collar
yellow dress
depictsObject book
dress
pillow
emotion concentration
figureType single figure
genre Rococo
hasType genre painting
portrait-like genre scene
inception circa 1770
languageOfTitle English
lighting soft, focused light on figure
location National Gallery of Art
surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
mainSubject reading
medium oil on canvas
oil paint
movement Rococo
museum National Gallery of Art
orientation vertical
originalTitle La Liseuse
originalTitleLanguage French
pose profile view of sitter
styleCharacteristic expressive brushwork
focus on private domestic life
intimate mood
theme contemplation
domestic interior
intimacy
timePeriod 18th century

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard notableWork A Young Girl Reading
Jean-Honoré notableWork A Young Girl Reading
subject surface form: Jean-Honoré Fragonard