The Swing

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The Swing is an iconic Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, celebrated for its playful, romantic subject matter and lush, light-filled depiction of aristocratic leisure.

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The Swing canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalContext Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
artHistoricalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
artStyle decorative ⓘ
light-hearted ⓘ
ornate ⓘ
sensuous ⓘ
colorPalette greens ⓘ
pastel tones ⓘ
soft pinks ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jean-Honoré Fragonard ⓘ
depictionDetail admirer looking up from below the swing ⓘ
statues appearing to observe the scene ⓘ
woman’s dress billowing as she swings ⓘ
depicts aristocratic leisure ⓘ
flying shoe ⓘ
hidden male admirer ⓘ
lush garden ⓘ
older man pushing the swing ⓘ
playful flirtation ⓘ
putti statues ⓘ
young woman on a swing ⓘ
genre Rococo ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance emblem of Rococo frivolity ⓘ
symbol of pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy ⓘ
hasTheme aristocratic pleasure ⓘ
frivolity ⓘ
gallantry ⓘ
love ⓘ
playfulness ⓘ
seduction ⓘ
influencedBy French aristocratic salon culture ⓘ
Rococo taste for intimacy and pleasure ⓘ
mainSubject erotic playfulness ⓘ
romantic rendezvous ⓘ
materialUsed canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement Rococo ⓘ
notableFor depiction of aristocratic leisure ⓘ
iconic status in Rococo art ⓘ
light-filled atmosphere ⓘ
lush depiction of foliage ⓘ
playful romantic subject matter ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
technique oil on canvas ⓘ
title Les hasards heureux de l’escarpolette ⓘ
L’Escarpolette ⓘ
The Swing ⓘ

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard → notableWork → The Swing ⓘ
subject linked to: Jean-Honoré
La Balançoire → titleInEnglish → The Swing ⓘ
The Swing → title → The Swing ⓘ