Jean-Honoré Fragonard · 1732–1806
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was a leading French painter of the 18th century. He brought together Baroque decorative taste and Rococo hedonism, leaving many sensuous and delicate genre scenes.
After winning the Prix de Rome, Jean-Honoré Fragonard went to study in Rome in 1756 and learned from Baroque art. After returning he became a member of the Royal Academy, and was also active as a decorative artist, printmaker, and illustrator. He is said to have won fame as the leading figure of French painting after Watteau.
His art is said to characterize most clearly the 18th-century French painting that celebrated women. Known as the painter who combined Baroque decorative taste and Rococo hedonism, he painted many sensuous, delicate genre scenes. In Japan, The Bountiful Harvest is held.
His career ran from the Prix de Rome to study in Rome and then to membership in the Royal Academy. Jean-Honoré Fragonard was born on April 5, 1732 and died on August 22, 1806.
