Hermit Saint in the Desert
Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1752/56 · Etching on ivory laid paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Hermit Saint in the Desert is a public-domain illustration by Jean Honoré Fragonard, dated 1752/56. Etching on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Hermit Saint in the Desert” (1752/56) is handled with Fragonard’s light, quick paint: a garden, a flirtation, or a figure turned in motion.
About the artist
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) was a French Rococo painter. Gardens, lovers, and a quick brush are his usual subjects. The Swing is the picture people mean by his name.
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