Fragonard (Smart)
Publisher: Terrail
Published: July 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9782879393018
Subjects: Individual artists; Painting & paintings; Rococo art; Individual Painters - 18th Century; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Techniques - Painting; European; Individual Artist
Description: The French painter Fragonard ranks among the great artists of the 18th century. Although he is too often dismissed as a painter of superficial boudoir scenes, this book reveals him to be a an artist whose strikingly varied range includes scenes of everyday family and country life. The sheer energy of his pencil and brush, combined with his rapid stroke and cheerful use of color, brings his subjects to life with vividness and imagination.