I can’t have a series on naughtiness in gardens without mentioning Fragonard’s “The Swing” c1767. This one is so good I’ll make it a 🧵. (1/4)

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Fragonard’s “Les Hasards heureux de l’escarpolette” presents the femme fatale of the 18th century, balanced coquettishly upon a swing amidst a love triangle.

Restoration work now reveals that her husband, who pushes the swing, is totally unaware of his male rival!

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I love the new hang and can’t get over just how blue and even more pink this painting now is! Fragonard’s The Swing (or Les hasards heureux de l’escarpolette) has recently been cleaned

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Fragonard’s The Swing has been restored—and it's saucier than ever. https://t.co/lRU9Ljru4d

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Enjoy your favourite French masterpieces once again, presented as part of the completion of one of the Wallace Collection’s most extensive relighting and redisplay projects undertaken in recent years.

Rediscover the delights of Fragonard’s enigmatic Souvenir...

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Heavily referenced off of Fragonard’s Reverie— something about rococo art makes me so 💕✨💕✨💕✨

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s “ The Swing” (c.1767)

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A take on Fragonard’s “The Swing” :) I stumbled upon the original and thought “dang that would be cute as Fjord and Jester”.

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It’s a play on Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s The Swing!!

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Your painting style def gives off some classic fine art vibes, specifically Rococo paintings (like Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s), especially your awesome mermaid painting!

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based on fragonard’s “the music contest”

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“Vanity and Fear” inspired illustration parodied after Fragonard’s The Swing ☄️✨

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the painting on the wall is fragonard’s the swing, i’m not sure if it was chosen for a reason but the painting is very decadent which could tie in with the temptation of wealth/materialism that seems to be what gfriend have been corrupted by

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When it entered the Gallery’s collection in 1960, “Diana and Endymion” was attributed to François Boucher, Fragonard’s first teacher. Boucher’s name had been associated with the painting since at least the late 19th century.

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to born 1732.

Fragonard’s painted c. 1767 – 1768, is emphatically the artist’s most famous and one of the most recognisable paintings in the Wallace Collection.

Find out more: https://t.co/DFKEeauDZ1

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Homework club: Fragonard’s ‘The Swing’ with Art History A level + EPQ Saturday state supported students

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Something for you art history nerds: I intentionally loosely based this one on Fragonard’s The Swing.

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Undressing the Erotic Symbolism in “The Swing,” Fragonard’s Decadent Masterpiece→ https://t.co/d56VAITsAN
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While the sculpture is meant to be viewed straight on, as in original painting, the viewer can walk around the figure and thus become the men in the 18th c. version. 3/3

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The enchanting Souvenir (c. 1775-80) is one of two paintings to be restored in 2019 by Nicole Ryder for
The yellowed varnish will be removed to reveal Fragonard’s original colours and the split in the panel assessed to safeguard this masterpiece.

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