1755 -1775 · Foam, light and movement

Triumph, Venus with Cupid and marine birth show Fragonard transforming the goddess into energy of clouds, flesh and light.

Fragonard approaches Venus after his training with Boucher and his stay in Rome. He inherits the rococo - Cupid, clouds, nymphs and sea - repertoire but accelerates the touch and gives the movement a very personal freedom. In The Triumph of Venus, the goddess governs a collective composition where bodies seem carried by the air. Venus and Cupid tightens the myth around the bond between mother and winged child. Venus and Cupid instead organizes an apparition, with foam, draperies and accompanying figures. On the contrary, the Birth of Venus organizes an apparition, with foam, draperies and accompanying figures. The Birth of Venus instead organizes an apparition, with foam, draperies and accompanying figures. These paintings do not seek archaeological accuracy. They translate the ancient myth into a painting of visual pleasure, made of clear impasto and contours mobiles. The theme allows us to compare story, sensuality and speed of execution in Fragonard. The selection "Venus by Jean-Honoré Fragonard" notably compares The Triumph of Venus - Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Venus and Cupid (Day) - Jean-Honoré Fragonard. His reading favors drawing.

Fragonard's Venus does not pose in the light: it seems produced by it, in the middle of a matter that swirls.