Girl with a Dog
- Artist
- Jean-Honore Fragonard
- Date
- c.1770
- Style
- Rococo
- Genre
- Portrait
- Location
- Alte Pinakothek
'Girl with a Dog' is an exemplary portrait by French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard, crafted from oil on canvas. Dedicated to the late Rococo style, this painting is characterized by its sublime use of light and a sense of exuberance. The subject, a young woman engrossed in a playful moment with her pet, is captured in an intimate scene filled with veiled eroticism. This piece highlights Fragonard's remarkable dexterity with the brush, showcasing the hedonistic and luxurious atmosphere embodied in his oeuvre.
Related artworks
- We Shall Not Go to Market Today by Paul Gauguin
- City Picture with Red and Green Accents by Paul Klee
- Hell by Hieronymus Bosch
- The Holy Kinship and Two Musical Angels by Albrecht Durer
- Angel Fair by Albrecht Durer
- Perspective View of Fonthill Abbey from the South West by J.M.W. Turner
- The Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun by William Blake
- Remembrance of a Garden by Paul Klee
- Don Quixote by Gustave Dore
- Dead turkey by Francisco Goya