Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Selected work

From the studio

5 works, from the studio to here.

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  A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak

  A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard · oil on wood · 1780

  In the course of his long career, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings. In this particular painting, the seventeenth-century costume, the brown palette, and his technique suggest that Fragonard is reflecting upon the work of Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt rather than his teacher François Boucher. While there is considerable evidence that the sitter is Alexander Evariste Fragonard, the artist's son, this identity has never been confirmed. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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  Bacchanales: Nymph Astride a Satyr

  Bacchanales: Nymph Astride a Satyr

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard · etching · 1763

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard made these four etchings shortly after returning to Paris from Italy, where he studied antique subjects and sculpture. He may have also looked at other sources for inspiration, such as Jacques François Joseph Saly’s suite of vase designs. Though the prints feature the followers of Bacchus, the wine god does not make an appearance. Instead, Fragonard highlighted the playfully erotic frolics, conflicts, and even family life of a group of bacchants, conceiving them as low-relief sculptures on stone fragments within abundant foliage. Fragonard’s creations helped to popularize revelries in nature in French art, architecture, and garden design during the later 1700s. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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  Bacchanales: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

  Bacchanales: Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard · etching · 1763

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard made these four etchings shortly after returning to Paris from Italy, where he studied antique subjects and sculpture. He may have also looked at other sources for inspiration, such as Jacques François Joseph Saly’s suite of vase designs. Though the prints feature the followers of Bacchus, the wine god does not make an appearance. Instead, Fragonard highlighted the playfully erotic frolics, conflicts, and even family life of a group of bacchants, conceiving them as low-relief sculptures on stone fragments within abundant foliage. Fragonard’s creations helped to popularize revelries in nature in French art, architecture, and garden design during the later 1700s. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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  Bacchanales: The Satyr's Dance

  Bacchanales: The Satyr's Dance

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard · etching · 1763

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard made these four etchings shortly after returning to Paris from Italy, where he studied antique subjects and sculpture. He may have also looked at other sources for inspiration, such as Jacques François Joseph Saly’s suite of vase designs. Though the prints feature the followers of Bacchus, the wine god does not make an appearance. Instead, Fragonard highlighted the playfully erotic frolics, conflicts, and even family life of a group of bacchants, conceiving them as low-relief sculptures on stone fragments within abundant foliage. Fragonard’s creations helped to popularize revelries in nature in French art, architecture, and garden design during the later 1700s. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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  Bacchanales: The Satyr's Family

  Bacchanales: The Satyr's Family

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard · etching · 1763

  Jean-Honoré Fragonard made these four etchings shortly after returning to Paris from Italy, where he studied antique subjects and sculpture. He may have also looked at other sources for inspiration, such as Jacques François Joseph Saly’s suite of vase designs. Though the prints feature the followers of Bacchus, the wine god does not make an appearance. Instead, Fragonard highlighted the playfully erotic frolics, conflicts, and even family life of a group of bacchants, conceiving them as low-relief sculptures on stone fragments within abundant foliage. Fragonard’s creations helped to popularize revelries in nature in French art, architecture, and garden design during the later 1700s. Image and data from the Cleveland Museum of Art, released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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