The Swing Portrays by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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The French Revolution was a chaotic time of blood, death, and fear. Though there were many negative outcomes and events of the Revolution, it big change to sweep across France. The Revolution began in the middle of 1789 with the swearing of the Tennis Court Oath, in which members of the third estate, as well as some from the first and second estates, swore that they would not go anywhere until they had written a constitution for France. Then, the Revolution really took off, and continued on for years. Many people influenced the Revolution, such as Marat and Robespierre. The death of Marat was another event that had a large influence on the Revolution, as though he had caused lots of deaths, he was stilled viewed as a hero by most. Looking at the two paintings “The Tennis Court Oath,” and “The Death of Marat,” “The Tennis Court Oath” depicts a more significant and relevant event, as this was the event to really cause the French Revolution to take off.

The artist that I will be focusing on is Jean-Baptiste Oudry, a French artist who focused mainly on painting animals. He was born in Paris, France on March 17, 1686 and died on April 30, 1755 in Beauvais, France. He was a French Rococo painter and specialized in painting animals. Oudry first studied portrait painting with Nicolas de Largillière. And later met Jean-Baptiste Massé. Through Massé, he made many connections and one that made his reputation, Louis XV. Oudry created Louis XV hunting a deer in the Forest of Saint-Germain for the king and was later asked to produce more paintings for the king. Oudry started out painting only portraits but later moved to paintings of fruits, animals, as well as religious subjects. Oudry mainly painted but he also engraved. He was a Rococo painter which was a late 18th century artist movement and style.

The Swing is a magnificent piece of painting, painted by Jean- Honore Fragonard in 1767. The art work was painted with oil, on a canvas that was 32⅝ by 26 in. Fragonard was not, The Swings, original brainstormed artist. In fact, the subject matter was given to, Gabriel-Francois Doyen, who was approached by the baron de Saint-Julien, to paint his mistress.

Artwork, too, was just as divergent. Consider the Rococo masterpiece The Swing, by artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The delicate coiling of the tree branches, the ruffling of the fabric and lace on the subject’s dress, and the play of light and shadow in this painting of a woman on a swing in the forest are all visual hallmarks of the Rococo style. Again, contrast with a Neoclassic masterpiece Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David. This work, which shows

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Louise Mallard is the protagonist of The Story of an Hour. The entire story is about her preservation. Chopin portrays Mrs. Mallard as a woman who is in deep suffering. She is not only suffering from a marriage she is not happy with, but she is also suffering from her medical condition. As if she had not suffered enough, she also puts a threat to her own life. We see this when Josephine is knocking on her door while she refuses to open it (Chopin). What is unknown to Josephine however is that her sister is in fact not suffering but savoring the moment.

According to the Getty museum states “Lagrenée played an important part in the French movement away from the Rococo style toward a more restrained, lassicizing expression”. “Deliberately rejecting the exuberant, artificial aesthetic of the mid-1700s, he revived instead the previous century's taste for cool colors and polished, refined technique”. The context in which the culture affected Alcibiades artwork was about race, gender, and class. Another information that I found interesting is that “The male dress is rendered in angular lines that contrast with the soft curves of the female attire. The men hold weapons as their job is war, while women’s jobs are concerned with children” . According to the Khan Academy states“In 1785 visitors to the Paris Salon were transfixed by one painting, Jacques- Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii. It depicts three men, brothers, saluting toward three swords held up by their father as the women behind him grieve—no one had ever seen a painting like it”.

Visual arts took on the rococo style during the Enlightenment period. Gardens of the rococo type (which were popular amongst the leisured elite) imitated those of Chinese gardens of the far east. Rose and pastel colors were popular throughout the era in paintings and decorations. Jean-Honore Fragonard was considered to be the highlight of all rococo artists, he created flirtatious and highly sexual paintings for the era. Neoclassical architecture was revived during this era, bringing about amazing pieces of work such as the Arch of Triumph in Paris (at the end of the period). Leonardo’s contribution reflects an excellent example of art and how it was affected by the scientific revolution in early modern science. The superior quality and complexity of his Oeuvre, Leonardo was recognized as an extraordinary artist already from the Renaissance. When scholars turned to his scientific research in modern times, they privileged his anatomical and botanical drawings, and invested heavily in the notion of ‘scientific naturalism’, which was partially supported by the artist’s professed emphasis on direct observation. Such a focus relegated to the background

The colors used in The Swing are soft pastel-like colors that best illustrate the painting’s femininity. The masculine ideals imposed by Neo-Classicism are even evident in David’s use of color. The colors presented in his work are solid, which suggest a male’s ability at making a solid and just decision. On the other hand, the colors used in The Swing are not pure but mixed. Mixing red, yellow, and white probably created the shade of pink in the young woman’s dress. This lack of purity conveyed in the colors of The Swing makes it clear to the viewer that a female’s decision lacks solidness as well as clarity. The forms used in the painting also illustrate how the process of deciding is dependant upon which style of art is representing the process.

The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien is oil on canvas painting by artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun in 1787. This painting comes from the later part of the 18th century called Neoclassicism. The overall painting measures at exactly 123.4 x 155.9 cm (48 9/16 x 61 3/8 in.), while the frame measures at 177.8 x 203.2 x 19.1 cm (70 x 80 x 7 1/2 in.). The figures are well arranged close to each other, on the left in her blue elegant gown is the Marquise de Pezay and on the right in her red gown is the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien. The 18th century draws upon a number of things; the earlier part of the 18th century was dominated by the stylistic period called the rococo which was a cultural reaction. The later of the 18th century which was dominate by the neoclassicism style, which was a political reaction against the environment of aristocratic and royal France. This painting is a prime example of the countermovement from the French monarchy in an attempt to deceit the French people. The French monarchy wanted to be seen as if they are caring bunch when instead they were living their luxurious lifestyle in the comfort of their beautiful home and only catering to people in the same class as the majority of French people are working tirelessly on the fields.

The Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard, is an oil on canvas painting (2′8″ x 2′1″) created in 1766. This painting is often brought up when one discusses the Rococo period of art, as it is considered to be one of the most recognized of the period. This painting is the epitome of the Rococo style of art. Rococo was an art period that appeared in the early 1700s, when the reign of Louis XIV came to an end. It’s a combination of the Italian word Barocco, and irregularly shaped pearl; with the French word rocaille, which is a popular form of ornate gardening/interior ornamentation.

Charles Le Brun transformed standards of painting in France by changing the education of artists in the French Academy. This created a ripple impact for future artists growing up and learning in that French Art Academy. Courtright wrote about the changed in French art along with politics, and during this new reformation of art and the rise of Louis XIV changing art standards for himself. This political impact influences Charles new style and how he approached artwork going into his career. One of his earlier models during this time was Phillippe de Champaigne who worked on oil paintings like Charles, and took inspiration from artists like Raphael. His artwork “The Dream of Joseph” demonstrates his influence from high Renaissance paintings,

When at the Legion of Honor, we as a group came across a painting known as “The Pâté” which was completed by French artist John Baptiste Oudry in 1743. Some quick dimensions of the painting include, 69 3/4 x 49 (177.2 x 124.5 cm) being a rather average size painting in that century in that geographical location. The artist John Baptiste Oudry was a well known Rococo painter, tapestry designer as well as illustrator. Most of his praised work was centered around hunted game or animals in well forested landscapes. He attended the French Royal academy and towards the later end of his life was made head of the Beauvais tapestry. The painting which is a trompe-l 'œil, which literally translates to “fools the eye” was made during a time of economic and cultural prosperity in France and most parts of Europe. Under the reign of Louis XV we see acquisition of new land by France and relative economic strength at the populous level. This is also a times of artistic prosperity and freedom with the vast amount of academies and schools available to the population (nominally the rich, educated, particularly skilled). However, the only evidence of societal influence we see in this art piece is the French Royal insignia, on the mixing bowl that symbolizes French society and strength

Let’s first begins with who Jean Desire Gustave Courbet was. Gustave Courbet was a famous French painter. Courbet was born in Ornans, France on June 10th of 1819. Ornans, France is a filled with forests and pasture’s perfect for realist paintings. At the age of 14 Courbet was already in art training receiving lessons from Pere Baud a former student of a neo-classical painter named Baron Gros. Courbet’s parents hoped he would go off and study law when he moved out in 1837. To there misfortune he had enrolled in at the art academy. At the art academy Courbet received lessons from Flajoulot another famous neo-classicist. At twenty years old Gustave Courbet went to Paris, the European center for art, political,