An allegory on the theme of love. This painting has a riveting sense of drama, heightened contrasts of light and shadow, and a restricted palette redolent of nocturnal mystery—characteristics that indicate a new romantic sensibility. Fragonard's intimate allegories are among the earliest and most eloquent expressions of a new vision of romantic love as an all-consuming experience of near-mystical communion—a vision that was worlds apart from the blithe, libertine spirit of the rococo era. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: circa 1785. Dimensions: height: 24.5 in (62.2 cm); width: 20.2 in (51.4 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Getty Center. The Fountain of Love, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c1785
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