Rococo 777 fantasies became mirrors in which his well-to-do French patrons could behold the ornamental re!ections of their cherished pastimes. Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Boucher’s greatest student, J"#$- H%$%&' F&#(%$#&) (1732–1806), was a *rst-rate colorist whose decorative skill almost surpassed his master’s. An example of his manner can stand as characteristic not only of his work but also of the later Rococo in general. In !e Swing (+,(. 26-9), a young gentleman has convinced an unsuspecting older man (thought by some art historians to be a bishop) to swing the young man’s pretty sweetheart higher and higher, while her lover (and the work’s patron), in the lower le- corner, stretches out to admire her from a strategic position on the ground. .e young lady !irtatiously kicks o/ her shoe toward the little statue of Cupid. .e infant love god holds his *nger to his lips. .e landscape emulates Watteau’s— a luxuriant perfumed bower in a park that very much resembles a stage scene for comic opera. .e glowing pastel colors and so- light convey, almost by themselves, the theme’s sensuality. Giambattista Tiepolo. !e Swing is less than 3 feet in height, and Watteau’s L’Indi"érent (+,(. 26-7A) is barely 10 inches tall. Even the *gure-packed landscape Pilgrimage to Cythera (+,(. 26-7) is only a little more than 4 feet high. Indeed, Rococo was a style best suited for small-scale works projecting a mood of sensual intimacy, and Rococo salons o-en featured tabletop sculptures, such as Nymph and Satyr Carousing (+,(. 26-9A) by Claude Michel, called C0%),%$ (1738–1814). But the intimate Rococo style could also be adapted for paintings of huge size, as the work of G,#12#33,43# T,"5%0% (1696–1770) demon- strates. A Venetian, Tiepolo worked for patrons in Austria, Germany (+,(. 26-4A), and Spain, as well as in Italy. He was a master of illu- sionistic ceiling decoration in the Baroque 26-9 J!"#-H$#$%& F%"'$#"%(, !e Swing, 1766. Oil on canvas, 29 8 580 ) 29 20. Wallace Collection, London. Fragonard’s Swing exemplifies Rococo style. Pastel colors and soft light complement a scene in which a young lady flirtatiously kicks off her shoe at a statue of Cupid while her lover admires her from below. 26-8 F%"#*$+, B$-./!%, Cupid a Captive, 1754. Oil on canvas, 59 60 ) 29 100. Wallace Collection, London. Boucher was Madame de Pompadour’s favorite artist. In this Rococo tableau, he painted a pyramid of rosy infant and female flesh and fluttering draperies set off against a cool, leafy background. 26-9A CLODION, Nymph and Satyr Carousing, ca. 1780–1790. 1 ft. 1 ft. 30702_ch26_rev03_770-799.indd 777 11/06/18 4:25 pm © 2 01 8 C en ga ge L ea rn in g. A ll R ig ht s R es er ve d. T hi s co nt en t i s no t y et f in al a nd C en ga ge L ea rn in g do es n ot g ua ra nt ee th is p ag e w il l c on ta in c ur re nt m at er ia l o r m at ch th e pu bl is h.