Francisco de Goya: 1746 - 1828
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
18 October 2005 - 8 January 2006
www.goyainwien.at

fig.: The Swing/Die Schaukel, around 1797-1801 © Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid ( Tapestry after the cartoon of the same title
executed in 1779. Wool and silk, high-warp-loom technique)

The swing is a symbol for the easy living (and the willingness for a love affair) in Rococo paintings. In this painting the young lady on the swing smiles coquettishly at the spectator. The child on the lead in the red dress still wears clothes which are similar to the ones of the grownups. The 18th century was the last century that children didn't have their "own syle" ... next>>>