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The Pilgrimage to Cythera, 1717, o/c, 4’3” X 6’4” Musee de Louvre, Paris -
Pastel colors light color palettes
Elaborate decoration in curvilinear organic motifs mimic the Natural World
Asymmetrical compositions
Emphasizes
Aristocratic class
Love, eroticism
Nature
Theatre
Travel
Literature
Asian influences (porcelain)
Fête galante
Downplays: Religion, History, Royal power -
The Blonde Odalisque or Girl Reclining: Louise O’Murphy, 1752, o/c, 23 x 29in, Alte Pinakothek, Munich -
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, 1767, O/C, 32” x 25.25” Wallace Collection, London -
Marie Antoinette and Her Children
Oil on canvas, 1787
108” X 85.2”
Palace of Versailles