The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard.

Painting

The Swing

The Swing

The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

About the artwork

A young woman flies upward on a swing while a hidden admirer watches from the garden below. The flying slipper, Cupid statue, and soft foliage turn flirtation into a scene of secrecy and erotic play. Fragonard gives Rococo pleasure a bright surface, but the symbolism keeps the scene morally unstable.

ARTWORK DETAILS

c. 1767–1768

Rococo

The Wallace Collection

London

Jean-Honoré Fragonard / The Wallace Collection