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Fragonard's Playful Paintings: Visual Games in Rococo Art (Critical Perspectives in Art History)
Fragonard's Playful Paintings Visual Games in Rococo Art - Critical Perspectives in Art History Author:Jennifer Milam Fragonard?s playful paintings is the first critical analysis of the function of play as an artistic concept and visual experience in Rococo art. The art of Jean-Honoré Fragonard embodies the pervasive culture of play in eighteenth-century France. His interactive paintings and drawings invite beholders to engage in a visual game of interpretation... more » through subject, form and theme. This book not only examines Fragonard?s art through close analyses of individual works, but also considers the role of the viewer within a variety of contexts related to social behaviour, philosophy, literature and aesthetics.« less