A Young Girl Reading

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A Young Girl Reading is an 18th-century oil painting by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard depicting a solitary young woman absorbed in a book, celebrated for its intimate mood and vibrant use of color.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo artwork ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance celebrated example of Fragonard’s genre scenes ⓘ
noted for depiction of female literacy and introspection ⓘ
background plain background emphasizing subject ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
collection National Gallery of Art ⓘ
colorPalette vibrant yellows ⓘ
warm tones ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jean-Honoré Fragonard ⓘ
depicts girl reading a book ⓘ
solitary figure ⓘ
young woman ⓘ
depictsActivity reading ⓘ
depictsClothing white collar ⓘ
yellow dress ⓘ
depictsObject book ⓘ
dress ⓘ
pillow ⓘ
emotion concentration ⓘ
figureType single figure ⓘ
genre Rococo ⓘ
hasType genre painting ⓘ
portrait-like genre scene ⓘ
inception circa 1770 ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
lighting soft, focused light on figure ⓘ
location National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject reading ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement Rococo ⓘ
museum National Gallery of Art ⓘ
orientation vertical ⓘ
originalTitle La Liseuse ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
pose profile view of sitter ⓘ
styleCharacteristic expressive brushwork ⓘ
focus on private domestic life ⓘ
intimate mood ⓘ
theme contemplation ⓘ
domestic interior ⓘ
intimacy ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ

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Jean-Honoré Fragonard → notableWork → A Young Girl Reading ⓘ
Jean-Honoré Fragonard → notableWork → A Young Girl Reading ⓘ
subject linked to: Jean-Honoré