Fragonard’s Fantasy Figures
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848222483 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorYuriko Jackall is Assistant Curator of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Yuriko Jackall is Assistant Curator of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo style was distinguished by a remarkable facility, exuberance and hedonism. It presents scientific research into the mysterious series and examines the 18th-century Parisian world of new money, unexpected social alliances and extravagant fashions from which these unique paintings emerged.. Fragonard’s drawing presents thumbnail-sized sketches relating to 14 of his known 'fantasy-figure' paintings - rapidly executed, brightly colour