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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Jean Honore Fragonard The Swing (mk08) oil


The Swing (mk08)
Painting ID::  21897 		The Swing (mk08)
1767 Oil on canvas 81x65cm London,Wallace Collection
1767 Oil_on_canvas 81x65cm London,Wallace_Collection
   
   
     
Jean Honore Fragonard The Stolen Shift (mk08) oil


The Stolen Shift (mk08)
Painting ID::  21898 		The Stolen Shift (mk08)
c.1767-1772 Oil on canvas. 36.5x43cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     
Jean Honore Fragonard The Music Lesson (mk08) oil


The Music Lesson (mk08)
Painting ID::  21899 		The Music Lesson (mk08)
c.1770-1772 Oil on canvas 110x120cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     
Jean Honore Fragonard Le petit parc oil


Le petit parc
Painting ID::  29646 		Le petit parc
1764-65 Oil on canvas, 37 x 45 cm
1764-65 Oil_on_canvas,_37_x_45_cm
   
   
     
Jean Honore Fragonard A Kiss Won oil


A Kiss Won
Painting ID::  28460 		A Kiss Won
mk60 Oil on canvas 18 1/2x23 1/2"
mk60 Oil_on_canvas 18_1/2x23_1/2"
   
   
     
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     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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