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Jean Honore Fragonard
1732-1806
French
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French painter. He studied with François Boucher in Paris c. 1749. He subsequently won a Prix de Rome, and while in Italy (1756 ?C 61) he traveled extensively and executed many sketches of the countryside, especially the gardens at the Villa d Este at Tivoli, and developed a great admiration for the work of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. In 1765 his large historical painting Coresus Sacrifices Himself to Save Callirhoë was purchased for Louis XV and won Fragonard election to the French Royal Academy. He soon abandoned this style to concentrate on landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael, portraits, and the decorative, erotic outdoor party scenes for which he became famous (e.g., The Swing, c. 1766). The gentle hedonism of such party scenes epitomized the Rococo style. Although the greater part of his active life was passed during the Neoclassical period, he continued to paint in a Rococo idiom until shortly before the French Revolution, when he lost his patrons and livelihood.
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The Stolen Kiss
mk60
Oil on canvas
18x21 1/2"
Painting ID:: 28490
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The_Stolen_Kiss
mk60
Oil on canvas
18x21 1/2"
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The Confession of Love
1771
Oil on canvas, 318 x 215 cm
Painting ID:: 29529
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The_Confession_of_Love
1771
Oil on canvas, 318 x 215 cm
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A Young Girl Reading
c. 1776
Oil on canvas, 82 x 65 cm
Painting ID:: 29533
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A_Young_Girl_Reading
c. 1776
Oil on canvas, 82 x 65 cm
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Venus and Cupid
c. 1760
Oil on canvas, 37 x 34 cm
Painting ID:: 29534
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Venus_and_Cupid
c. 1760
Oil on canvas, 37 x 34 cm
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A Young Scholar
1775-78
Oil on canvas, 45 x 38 cm
Painting ID:: 29536
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A_Young_Scholar
1775-78
Oil on canvas, 45 x 38 cm
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Jean_Honore_Fragonard
1732-1806
French
Jean Honore Fragonard Locations
French painter. He studied with François Boucher in Paris c. 1749. He subsequently won a Prix de Rome, and while in Italy (1756 ?C 61) he traveled extensively and executed many sketches of the countryside, especially the gardens at the Villa d Este at Tivoli, and developed a great admiration for the work of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. In 1765 his large historical painting Coresus Sacrifices Himself to Save Callirhoë was purchased for Louis XV and won Fragonard election to the French Royal Academy. He soon abandoned this style to concentrate on landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael, portraits, and the decorative, erotic outdoor party scenes for which he became famous (e.g., The Swing, c. 1766). The gentle hedonism of such party scenes epitomized the Rococo style. Although the greater part of his active life was passed during the Neoclassical period, he continued to paint in a Rococo idiom until shortly before the French Revolution, when he lost his patrons and livelihood.
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