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"THE SWING by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1767, Oil on canvas, 81 cm × 64.2 cm (​31 7⁄8 in × ​25 1⁄4 in)\n\nTHIS PAINTING IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AS A HANDMADE OIL REPRODUCTION FROM 1ST ART GALLERY: https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Jean-Honore-Fragonard/The-Swing-Ii.html\n\nABOUT THIS PAINTING: Here we have a naughty little piece, called The Swing by French artist, Jean-Honoré Fragonard. It is a masterpiece of the Rococo period and the best known work by the artist. More about this painting in a moment.\n     The Rococo period was known for its excesses, in all things, elaborately designed architecture, statuary, furniture and interior design. \n     Rococo art was also marked by it sexual excesses—lascivious encounters and illicit courtships were all fair game for artists like Fragonard. \n     The Swing is the story of a love triangle—set in a glade, where a young woman is riding high on a velvet cushioned swing. The older man in the background, presumably her husband is working the ropes of the swing. The last corner of the triangle, a young man ensconced in the bushes below, entertained by the woman’s billowing dress, and observing what we we will only say is her “unmentionables.”  \n    By the woman’s gaze she is certainly aware of the young man’s presence, and plays to his prurient interests. \n    The symbolism of the swing, the higher it goes the more exhilarating the experience, reaching an emotional climax at the apex, when the woman looses her right shoe, winging its way to the nearby statue of cupid. \n    Also included is the woman’s tiny dog. In art the dog symbolizes a woman’s fidelity to her marriage. The fact that the dog is barking its head off, tells us it senses there’s something amiss. \n    Originally Gabriel François Doyen was commissioned by a nobleman at the court of King Louis the 15th, who wanted a painting of his mistress with himself, along with a bishop as the cuckolded husband. Later Doyen refused the commission because he felt it too frivolous. His loss was our gain."
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