Love in Art

One of my dearest friends—who goes by "ccntgrl" on the comment board of this blog—told me about her favorite artist, Jean Honore Fragonard. Fragonard was a French painter who was known for his style of "florid sumptuousness." (So says Wikipedia.)

Fragonard had a tendency toward "scenes of love and voluptuousness." Here are a couple of his love paintings:

The Swing




Stolen Kiss



The following paintings are part of a series called The Progress of Love. They depict, in the order shown, the stages of love as it develops. I think it's cool that these were painted in the 1700s yet still apply today.

Just goes to show you that the experience of love is timeless, and universal.

(Note: Seems like there's a bit of Lover and Beloved going on here...)

The Pursuit


The Meeting


The Lover Crowned


Love Letters


Reverie


Love Triumphant