A question from the cheap seats: In The Swing, is it not possible that the lover has been literally knocked off his feet? The surprised, somewhat anguished look on his face. The slightly mischievous look on her face? Perhaps aware of her power over him (so literally depicted). Just a thought, understanding every painting is open to interpretation - to an extent.
Love this post for Valentine's Day! One of my favorite museums in the world is the Frick in NYC, and that's where I discovered and fell in love with Fragonard - I love his lush, risqué paintings!
A question from the cheap seats: In The Swing, is it not possible that the lover has been literally knocked off his feet? The surprised, somewhat anguished look on his face. The slightly mischievous look on her face? Perhaps aware of her power over him (so literally depicted). Just a thought, understanding every painting is open to interpretation - to an extent.
Totally possible! Painting is always up for interpretation
This is so wonderful! Thank you for sharing <3
Love this post for Valentine's Day! One of my favorite museums in the world is the Frick in NYC, and that's where I discovered and fell in love with Fragonard - I love his lush, risqué paintings!
There is some wonderful Rococo art in New yYork
That was so fun! I've been watching old movies from the Hayes Code days and the closed-mouth pressing style of kissing is so anti-erotic!