Fragonard's Allegories of Love (J. Paul Getty Museum)

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Hardcover
2008
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Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter whose manner is distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism, as well as a prolific output - he produced more than 550 paintings.One of his most striking pieces, The Fountain of Love , is part of a series of works known as the 'Allegories of Love' that display an exquisite sense and atmosphere of intimacy and eroticism. This lavishly illustrated volume presents a detailed and engaging comparison and analysis of the compositions, iconography, and sources of the Allegories in their historical and artistic context. It also discusses the transcendental aspect of love in the Allegories and the concept of Romanticism on the eve of the French Revolution. This volume accompanies Consuming Passion: Fragonard's Allegories of Love, an exhibition of the artist's work that opens at the J. Paul Getty Museum in February 2008.

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Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter whose manner is distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism, as well as a prolific output - he produced more than 550 paintings.One of his most striking pieces, The Fountain of Love , is part of a series of works known as the 'Allegories of Love' that display an exquisite sense and atmosphere of intimacy and eroticism. This lavishly illustrated volume presents a detailed and engaging comparison and analysis of the compositions, iconography, and sources of the Allegories in their historical and artistic context. It also discusses the transcendental aspect of love in the Allegories and the concept of Romanticism on the eve of the French Revolution. This volume accompanies Consuming Passion: Fragonard's Allegories of Love, an exhibition of the artist's work that opens at the J. Paul Getty Museum in February 2008.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Publisher: J Paul Getty Trust Publications,US
Published: 07 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0892368977
ISBN 13: 9780892368976

Media Reviews

Fragonard's Allegories of Love provides a valuable opportunity to reassess a fascinating group of late works that, like much of Fragonard's oeuvre, eludes easy categorization. -- New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century

Fragonard s Allegories of Love provides a valuable opportunity to reassess a fascinating group of late works that, like much of Fragonard s oeuvre, eludes easy categorization. New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century

Fragonard's Allegories of Love provides a valuable opportunity to reassess a fascinating group of late works that, like much of Fragonard's oeuvre, eludes easy categorization. --New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century

Author Bio

Andrei Molotiu has taught Art History at the University of Rochester, Indiana University, and the University of Louisville.