Gravity in painting : Fragonard's Perrette and the depiction of innocence

Author

Jollet, Etienne

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art history. 1993, Num. 2, Vol. 16, 266-285, 4 ill.

ISSN

0141-6790

Abstract (en)

Argues that analysis of Fragonard's Perrette and the Pot of Milk (Paris, Musée Cognacq-Jay), a scene from the fable of La Fontaine, The milkmaid and the pot of milk, must take into account the double movement of the portrayal (by means of the fall) and negation (by means of handling and composition) of the law of gravity as the law common to all things. Relates this to Adorno's metaphor of the circus act for the absurdity and enigmatic quality of art.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- France
• Fragonard, Jean Honoré, 1732-1806
• Painting
• France
• 1700-1800
• Perrette and the Pot of Milk
• Musée Cognacq-Jay||Paris (FRA)
• La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
• Fables
• Sources
• Gravity

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- France
• Fragonard, Jean Honoré, 1732-1806
• Peinture
• France
• 1700-1800
• Perrette et le pot au lait
• Musée Cognacq-Jay||Paris (FRA)
• La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
• Fables
• Sources
• Gravité

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00337134

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