Fragonard and the fantasy figure
Subtitle: painting the imagination
By: Melissa Percival
Contributors: Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, UK, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781409401377
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Themes, motives; Fantasy in art; Human beings in art
Other titles: Painting the imagination
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Fact and fantasy : demystifying Fragonard's fantasy figures; title: The fantasy figure in European painting; title: Fragonard, "pasticheur inspiré"; title: Departures from resemblance; title: Fictional identities; title: Fantaisie and caprice; title: Conclusion.