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Happy Birthday, Jean-Honoré Fragonard!
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, an 18th-century French Rococo painter, is renowned for his exuberant and lighthearted works, characterized by their playful themes and vibrant colors.
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Fragonard: Child’s play / it’s not all fun and games
“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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