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Course: Europe 1300 - 1800 > Unit 10. Lesson 1: Rococo. A beginner's guide to the Age of Enlightenment. A beginner's guide to Rococo art. The Formation of a French School: the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera. Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera.
The Swing (French: L'Escarpolette), also known as The Happy Accidents of the Swing (French: Les Hasards heureux de l'escarpolette, the original title), is an 18th-century oil painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard in the Wallace Collection in London.
27 Μαΐ 2022 · The Swing (c. 1767-1768) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard is a famous Rococo painting depicting a woman on a swing, seemingly wild and carefree, but if you are not familiar with 18th-century customs you might miss the hidden meanings. We steal a glance at this painting in the article below.
15 Νοε 2019 · One of the most decadent paintings of the Rococo period, "The Swing" is layered with risque symbolism that sheds a new light on the playful scene. How much do you know about the scandalous story behind this masterpiece?
This oil painting known as The Swing was created by the French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard sometime during 1767 and 1768. A gentleman of the court reportedly requested the painter represent his mistress being pushed on a swing as he secretly admired her from below.
Considered to be Fragonard's most successful painting, The Swing stands alone today as an emblem of Rococo art. The combination of insouciant attitude, tongue-in-cheek eroticism, pastel swirls, and pastoral scenery creates an irresistible testament to the beauty of youth and illegitimate affairs.
