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The Swing

The Swing
The Swing Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806). The sophistication and frivolity of the eighteenth-century French salon radiated from this delicacy naughty work by Fragonard, a brilliant colorist in perfect harmony with the elitist taste of his age. An aging bishop swings a coy beauty, who “accidentally” hoses her show, allowing her lover an enraptured peek under her petticoat. (The Wallace Collection)
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A HISTORY OF WESTERN SOCEITY
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Indian swings, like the swings of antiquity, are associated with women. In a contemporary Indian novel,’Beyond Diamond Rings’ by Kusum Choppra, one of the female characters wonders about thi. “Isn’t it curious that except for the trapeze artists, you never see men on wings? It is always women and girls who are on the wings, in the gardens, the public parks, the playgrounds, the private jhoolas at homes, everywhere, all the time, in art, in literature, in songs, in festivals in the seasons, whatever.” She later concludes that it is the sense of freedom experienced on a swing that attracts women. “Up there, you are one with the clouds, the birds, and the air. Those velvet lined, gold chains around the angles are left behind down there, somewhere, as you soar high on your imagination. . . .” ~ Page 168
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There is something mildly erotic about a young woman lightheartedly swinging to and fro, hair and dress swirl. Rococo painters certainly thought so, and young women on swings were a staple of artists since as Watteau. Eighteenth century swings were not pushed but pulled – by a rope attached to the swing, usually handled by a young man.. . . . . The great swing masterpiece was painted by Francois Boucher’s pupil Jean-Honore Fragonard. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Honor%C3%A9_Fragonard Originally titled ‘The Happy Accidents of the Swing,’ the painting portrays a pretty young woman on a swing in a garden. Her elderly guardian — or perhaps spouse – is sitting on a bench behind her, pulling on the rope. Unknown to him, a handsome young admirer is hidden in the rose bushes. As the woman reaches the high point of her swing, he kicks up her leg with gay abandon, sending one pink shoe flying in the voyeur’s direction, while he gazes rapturously up her billowing skirts. - 170

NOW I SIT ME DOWN
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