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  • c. 1750-1752, Oil on canvas, 120 x 94.5 cm, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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    Fragonard: Child’s play / it’s not all fun and games

    July 10, 2015 / 0 Comments

    “Ready or not, here I come!” Children and adults alike are known to utter this phrase when messing around and playing playground games.  From personal experience it was mostly in “hide and seek” but we also used it in “blind man’s bluff”. Blind man’s bluff (originally called Blindman’s Buff) has been around for thousands of years and has been traced as far back as Ancient Greece. Although it varies from playground to playground, the simple nature of the game means that is played all across the word. The game also lends its name to an 18th century painting by French artist Fragonard. This typical Rococo painting consists of two young…

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