The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
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The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard is an iconic Rococo painting celebrated for its playful, romantic scene of a young woman on a swing amid lush, pastel-colored garden surroundings.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| The Swing | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Rococo painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic work of Rococo painting
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masterpiece of Jean-Honoré Fragonard ⓘ |
| artist | Jean-Honoré Fragonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyleCharacteristic |
delicate brushwork
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light-hearted eroticism ⓘ playful mood ⓘ soft lighting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ancien Régime French aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | The Wallace Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | pastel tones ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Baron de Saint-Julien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Honoré Fragonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionAngle | diagonal composition ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cupid statue
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flying shoe ⓘ lush garden ⓘ man looking up at woman ⓘ older man pushing swing ⓘ putti statues ⓘ young woman on a swing ⓘ |
| genre |
Rococo art
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erotic art ⓘ genre painting ⓘ |
| height | 81 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1767 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| lighting | dappled light through foliage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Wallace Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Rococo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exuberant Rococo ornamentation
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playful, romantic scene ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les Hasards heureux de l’escarpolette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| rights | public domain ⓘ |
| setting | ornamental garden ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
aristocratic leisure
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flirtation ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| title | The Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 64.2 cm ⓘ |
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