“The Skagen painters were a group of Danish and Scandinavian painters who gathered each summer in the small fishing village of Skagen, on Denmark’s northernmost tip, from the early 1870s to the turn of the 20th century…Influenced by French Impressionism and the Realist tendencies of the Barbizon school, the Skagen painters were drawn to the…
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard: Young Girl Reading
‘A Young Girl Reading’ The Rococo painting by French artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (c.1770) features an unidentified young woman wearing a rich, saffron-yellow dress with glowing, white ruff, collar, and cuffs; lavender ribbons accent her bodice, neck and hair. Shown in profile, she is reading from a small book with reddish gilt edging held in her…
