Fragonard’s playful paintings is the first critical analysis of the function of play as an artistic concept and visual experience in Rococo art. The art of Jean-Honoré Fragonard embodies
the pervasive culture of play in eighteenth-century France. His interactive paintings and drawings invite beholders to engage in a visual game of interpretation through subject, form and
theme. This book not only examines Fragonard’s art through close analyses of individual works, but also considers the role of the viewer within a variety of contexts related to social
behaviour, philosophy, literature and aesthetics.
