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Jean Honoré Fragonard French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 631

在弗拉戈纳尔的作品中,“完成”是个相对的概念。此图中,弗拉戈纳尔在棕色调上以深棕色塑造出构图,用笔尖和不同浓度的笔触勾勒、塑形。色彩和白色只运用于画布中央受到强烈光照的部分:年轻女子施粉后的脸庞、她的裙子和帽子以及桌、凳、鲜花和狗。目前尚未解读出她手中卡片上的文字,因此不知这位模特是谁,也无法得知这幅著名的油画作品究竟是肖像画还是风俗画。

The Love Letter, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), Oil on canvas

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