Appreciation of Flagnar's "Swing".

author: sun flower

2024-03-29

The work depicts an aristocratic couple playing in a dense jungle. The young lady was swinging, her eyes full of teasing, and she deliberately kicked her shoes into the woods, causing the young men to scramble in searching, and she laughed heartily. Although the work is frivolous and vulgar, it is very in line with the tastes of the aristocracy of the time, and both the subject matter and form reflect the typical Rococo style.
Art appreciation：

One of Flagnar's representative works, "Swing", skillfully uses the change of light and shade to depict the beauty of the courtyard and the woods with delicate brushstrokes, which is very delicate. Its slender lines have a morbid charm and elegant colors. In this sense, Fragonard, although a gifted artist, has a slightly unserious subject.
The young nobleman who looked up at the lady playing the swing from below may not have been criticized at the time, but today it seems to be quite frivolous and superficial. In this regard, it can only be considered that Fragonard pandered to the frivolous style of the aristocracy.
The painting depicts a girl swinging on a swing and accidentally drops a high heel, and a swinger who is hiding from peeking is in a hurry to catch the fallen shoes, according to research, the prodigal son is the banker Jolyon, this is a vulgar and boring plot, inheriting his teacher Boucher's painting tradition of "courteous to noble ladies", in this painting beautiful nature and vulgar characters coexist, reflecting the characteristics of the painter himself.