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Jean Honore Fragonard. Grasse, 1732 - Paris, 1806 [Oil on canvas H. 0.74 m; W. 0.94 m]. Retrieved from http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/bolt
" D. Arasse considers The Bolt to be complementary illustrations of the power of love and desire in their human, spiritual and physical dimensions. For J. Thuillier, on the other hand, the two pictures contrast profane and sacred love, sin and redemption. The Bolt symbolizes Eve’s temptation (in which case the apple on the table is charged with meaning) which, in Christian tradition is sometimes associated with the Nativity." (Laborie)
Ladies, country parties, dancing, landscapes, mythological characters, sexuality, elegance, pleasure, carefree lifestyles, and a connection with ones natural surroundings.
Oil on canvas was very popular, visible brush strokes, texture, pastel colors and sensuous curves such as an s-curve or a c-curve, shells, mosaic, bat wings, falling water, and miniaturization. Most paintings have the look of being light and graceful.
The Rococo movement was during the late 17th and 18th century. This movement did not only effect painting but all aspects of art in many different regions of the world. The themes were playful, humorous, bright and amusing.
Resources:
Laborie, S (nd) The Bolt. Retrieved September 8 2014 from http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/bolt
I immediately was drawn to this painting for many reasons. Its colors and materials are beautiful for starters but its something deeper. Even at first glance you can feel the emotion and passion between the two people. After a few moments I can see that the room and the people are disheveled and it seems that the fun has already taken place and this is where the confusion begins. After looking longer I feel as if there is so much more happening and so much more meaning than I can even imagine. There is a lot of force between the man and woman's embrace. All of the mans muscles are flexed and the woman's head and body are in such a position you can tell there is a speed that can only come from the need and want the man is feeling. As if he can not stand it any longer and he must give in to temptation But then you look at the woman's posture its as if she jumped from her bed to grab the door. Her pillow and hair show signs of laying in bed. But the man is not wearing normal clothes. Confusion, passion, lust, intensity and desire is what I feel when looking at this painting.