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‘The Rising of the Sun’ (1753) by François Boucher. at , London.

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2022-04-08

There’s nothing like an artist with a sense of humour & a sense of the past. Here we see two versions of “The Swing:” the first by McInnes full of hedgehog whimsy, & the original by Lancret full of 18thc, French, Rococo flirting (1735) ☺️🌳

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2022-04-07

🍲 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 🍲

Welcome jay(e)! Yet another amazing page artist with an adorable style, she'll be creating a piece featuring multiple of their favorite characters! If jay(e) can't find a way to commission Rococo, at least he might be able to have some cake!

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2022-04-06

Birthday in the park: Jean Honore Fragonard, 1732-1806, French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. ...... https://t.co/TYnA1C1oD7

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2022-04-05

April 5, 1732: French Rococo-style painter/printmaker Jean Honoré Fragonard is born.

Fragonard's "Coresus and Callirhoë" was exhibited at the Salon in Paris where it was purchased for King Louis XV.

🎨 Jean Honoré Fragonard, "Coresus and Callirhoë", 1765

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2022-04-05

Born in 1732: French painter Jean-Honoré (1732-1806)

Portrait of dancer Marie-Madeleine Guimard (1743-1816), ca. 1770

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2022-04-05

Born in 1732: French painter Jean-Honoré (1732-1806)

Portrait of Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non (1725-91), ca. 1769

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2022-04-05

It's Jean-Honoré Fragonard's birthday in 1732. 'The Swing' was a commission handed to Fragonard by another artist who thought the subject was indecent. It's now his most celebrated painting and viewed as a masterpiece of the rococo style.

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2022-04-05

Portrait of Bridget Moris in a White Silk Dress

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2022-04-05

Portrait of a Woman (possibly of the Lloyd Family), 1750

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2022-04-04

Mrs. Trecothick, Full Length, in Turkish Masquerade Dress, Beside an Urn of Flowers, in a Landscape, 1771

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2022-04-03

Immerse yourselves in the fabulous, intricate renderings of Neorococo artist kukula. Stunning, isn't it?

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2022-04-02