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Fragonard's Playful Paintings: Visual Games in Rococo Art

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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 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.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: April 15, 2007

ISBN: 0719075165

ISBN 13: 9780719075162

Fragonard's Playful Paintings: Visual Games in Rococo Art

3.5/5 ( ratings)

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 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.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: April 15, 2007

ISBN: 0719075165

ISBN 13: 9780719075162

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