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Anthony van Dyck: Venus Asking Vulcan for Arms for Aeneas, c. 1630, oil<br />
on canvas, 8'9" x 6'9".<br />
Suggested Reading<br />
Conisbee and Bailey, <strong>The</strong> Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard:<br />
<strong>Masterpieces</strong> of French Genre Painting.<br />
Crow, Painters and Public Life in 18th-Century Paris.<br />
Hyde, Making Up the Rococo: François Boucher and His Critics.<br />
Sheriff, Fragonard: Art and Eroticism.<br />
Questions to Consider<br />
1. Explain the French Rococo style. How do the paintings of Jean-Honoré<br />
Fragonard exemplify Rococo?<br />
2. Compare Fragonard and Boucher. What are the similarities and the<br />
differences between these two artists? Discuss this topic in light of the<br />
paintings presented in this lecture.<br />
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