Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806): Te Swing
From the article of the wikipedia:
"The painting depicts a young man hidden in the bushes, watching a woman on a
swing, being pushed by her husband. Her husband is hidden in the shadow, as he
is unaware of the affair. (The Baron had requested a portrait of his mistress
seated on a swing being pushed by a bishop, which Fragonard later replaced with
a smiling husband.) As the lady goes high on the swing, she lets him take a
furtive peep under her dress."
Well, this is one of my favorite French paintings. Wonderful colors and a bit piquancy. There were some periods in my life, I was a huge fan of rococo. Uh, and yes, this painting is'nt that inocent, what you might think at the first look, remember, there were time, when women didn't wear underwear!
Paris in Juli challenge is hosted by http://bookbath.blogspot.com/ and http://thyme-for-tea.blogspot.com/
1 megjegyzés:
Beautiful - thanks for sharing it with us!
Post a Comment