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Description:
figures around a burning pyre, several covering their faces, others with hands up in front of their faces as central figure raises his hands towards a figure appearing in the large cloud of smoke

Label Text:
Label text for ARH 240 French and Italian Drawings Renaissance through Romanticism, written by Maggie Hoot, class of 2016:

These two early works by Fragonard reveal the range of his art throughout his career—reaching from mythology to religion—a span that is extended yet further in the later landscapes and genre drawing in the exhibition Drawn to Excellence on SCMA’s first floor. The drawing of Venus presents a whimsical theme with loose strokes characteristic of this preeminent Rococo artist. Conversely, the strict lines and shading in the study of Noah look back to the Renaissance, evoking Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel.

Tags:
men; women; costume; ceremonies; religion; biblical

Subjects:
Men; Religion; Rites and ceremonies; Bible; Costume

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