Jean Honre Fragonard was a French painter of the 18th centruy and a master of the Rococo style, a very decorative kind of painting that reflected the tastes of the French court before the French Revolution. After the revolution, he was ousted and forced to paint in the Noe-classical style, which he refused to do. He died in poverty, forgotten.
Fragonard's works reflect the carefree world enjoyed by France during the Rococo period. The colors are bright and shiny, and the brush strokes are very delicate. He had a great imagination, wit, and refinement that combined to create poetic canvases that represent the best aspoects of the period of Louis XVI with skilled, piercing observation.
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