arthistoryblog: Happy Valentines Day. I felt compelled to post the Rococo artist Fragonard’s The Swing today. It’s also epitomizes the contempt for the aristocracy and growing discontent which lead to the Frech Revolution. I always tell me students, this is why there was a French Revolution, the whole “let them eat cake” was not goign to cut it anymore.

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Happy Valentines Day. I felt compelled to post the Rococo artist Fragonard’s The Swing today. It’s also epitomizes the contempt for the aristocracy and growing discontent which lead to the Frech Revolution. I always tell me students, this is why there was a French Revolution, the whole “let them eat cake” was not goign to cut it anymore.

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