The Swing
A private commission for a risqué scene, now shorthand for ancien régime frivolity
- Author
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard
- Style
- Rococo — Baroque moved from the state hall to the boudoir: asymmetric shell-work, pastels and playful love
- Century
- 18th century
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