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Jean-Honoré Fragonard: The Painter of Pleasure

Jean-Honoré Fragonard: The Painter of Pleasure - Hardcover

by Maggiorino di Calosso, Edmond Goncourt, Jules Goncourt
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Availability:In StockContributor:Maggiorino di Calosso, Edmond Goncourt, Jules GoncourtPublish date:9/6/2023Pages:200
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Parkstone PressISBN-13:9781639195961ISBN-10:1639195963UPC:9781639195961Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Individual Artists, MovementsBook Topic:Monographs, Baroque & RococoSize:10.63 x 8.50 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.9621Product ID:SCV7XYZ96T

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) punctuates the eighteenth century with a burst of fireworks, closing the arc opened by Watteau with his enchanting poems of love and melancholy. While Watteau was ethereal and profound, Fragonard was delightfully light. He captivates us even as he amuses himself, his emotional distance ever apparent. Specialising in "fêtes galantes" executed in the Rococo style, Fragonard was a pupil of François Boucher and also studied under Chardin. Heeding Boucher's advice, he portrayed romantic gardens replete with fountains, grottos, temples, and terraces-settings that also reveal the influence of Tiepolo. With King Louis XV as his patron, Fragonard shifted his focus towards depicting the pleasure-seeking and licentious court, offering scenes rich in love and voluptuousness.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Parkstone PressISBN-13:9781639195961ISBN-10:1639195963UPC:9781639195961Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Individual Artists, MovementsBook Topic:Monographs, Baroque & RococoSize:10.63 x 8.50 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.9621Product ID:SCV7XYZ96T
Goncourt, Edmond: - Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896) and Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870) spent the majority of their lives in Paris. Having attended the finest schools, the Goncourts formed one of the most famous literary partnerships. After an unsuccessful novel and some attempts at drama, they began publishing books on various aspects of art and society in eighteenth-century France. Between 1860 and 1869 the brothers published six novels which they described as "history which might have taken place" and which were as carefully documented as their historical works.Goncourt, Jules: - Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896) and Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870) spent the majority of their lives in Paris. Having attended the finest schools, the Goncourts formed one of the most famous literary partnerships. After an unsuccessful novel and some attempts at drama, they began publishing books on various aspects of art and society in eighteenth-century France. Between 1860 and 1869 the brothers published six novels which they described as "history which might have taken place" and which were as carefully documented as their historical works.
Publisher: Parkstone Press

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Maggiorino di Calosso, Edmond Goncourt, Jules Goncourt

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Maggiorino di Calosso, Edmond Goncourt, Jules Goncourt

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