Ultra HD Master (3 982 × 5 000 px)
Rococo
1767
The Swing
Original title: L'Escarpolette
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
81 cm × 64.2 cm
Date of Creation:
1767
Scan Resolution:
3 982 × 5 000 px
Archive File Size:
6.1 MB
Permanent Collection:
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Historical Narrative
An exquisite masterpiece of the French Rococo era capturing a playful young woman on a swing propelled by an older man, while her hidden young suitor catches a glimpse from the blooming rose bushes below.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Fragonard's lush verdant palette, swirling silken textures, and delicate pastel lighting embody the hedonistic elegance, romance, and sensory joie de vivre of the 18th-century French court."
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