mar 20, 1766 - The Swing
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Fragonard
-Oil on canvas
-Fictional, romantic, fairytale themed
-Older man pushing swing = husband
-Younger man on floor = lover (seeing her at inappropriate angle)
-Barking dog = fidelity (only one who knows she's being unfaithful)
-Commissioned by a wealthy man for his pleasure house
-Very dynamic and diagonal
-Sculpture above young man is Caution
-Erotic, tantalizing image
-Beautiful for beauty's sake
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