Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Rococo
Date and Place of Birth:
April 5, 1732, Paris, France
Life:
Fragonard is best known for painting romantic scenes of frivolity and gaiety. His style seems to be the embodiment of the Rococo era. In a stroke of bad timing, he caught the tail end of the movement and was ruined financially by the French Revolution. He was a prolific painter who left a large body of work.
Important Works:
- The Swing, 1769
- The Reader, 1772
- Progress of Love (series of four canvases), 1771-73
Date and Place of Death:
August 22, 1806, Paris, France
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