Hi everyone! We're hard at work trying to keep our community clean, so if you see any spam, please report it here and we'll review ASAP!  Thanks a million!
3,337 Users Online
  • 206,081,741 Downloads
  • 1,871,520 Wallpapers
  • 6,934,376 Members
  • 14,834,670 Votes
  • 7,291,039 Favorites
Upload Wallpapers

Categories

View All (78,632)
Amusement Parks (2,183)
Ancient (4,208)
Bridges (6,725)
Farms (1,330)
Houses (19,755)
Lighthouses (3,646)
Medieval (4,472)
Modern (4,530)
Monuments (2,821)
Religious (8,614)
Skyscrapers (3,948)
Other (16,400)
Downloads: 206,081,741
Architecture Walls: 54,063
All Wallpapers: 1,871,520
Tag Count: 356,266
Comments: 2,140,956
Members: 6,934,376
Votes: 14,834,670

3,337 Guests and 0 Members Online

Most users ever online was 19580 on 12/21/25.
Get your weekly helping of fresh wallpapers!

Leave us feedback!
Support This Site

The Lock by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Lock by Jean-Honoré Fragonard - beautiful, color, colored, colorful, cool, fragonard, france, louvre, museum, other, painted, painter, painting, paris, picture, red
Flag This Wallpaper Add to Favorites Enlarge Wallpaper
Wallpaper Description:
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (April 5, 1732, Grasse - August 22, 1806, Paris) is a leading French painters of the eighteenth century.

The Lock

Despite numerous tests carried out on the table (including this one), there has not been a concise explanation, but several possibilities as to its meaning. Is it a rape or a love scene?

A sketch of small size (26 x 32.5 cm) of this painting was sold at Christie's December 17, 1999 for the sum of £ 5 281 500, Lot No. 95, about 8 080 000 €.

The original lock was obtained by the Louvre in 1974. It was designed by the painter as for the Adoration of the Shepherds (available at the Louvre in 1988 by Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Polo). Are opposed and love the sacred and profane love.
Mireille Uploaded by Mireille on . The Lock by Jean-Honoré Fragonard - Desktop Nexus Architecture Download free wallpapers and background images: The Lock by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Desktop Nexus Architecture background ID 198393. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (April 5, 1732, Grasse - August 22, 1806, Paris) is a leading French painters of the eighteenth century.

The Lock

Despite numerous tests carried out on the table (including this one), there has not been a concise explanation, but several possibilities as to its meaning. Is it a rape or a love scene?

A sketch of small size (26 x 32.5 cm) of this painting was sold at Christie's December 17, 1999 for the sum of £ 5 281 500, Lot No. 95, about 8 080 000 €.

The original lock was obtained by the Louvre in 1974. It was designed by the painter as for the Adoration of the Shepherds (available at the Louvre in 1988 by Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Polo). Are opposed and love the sacred and profane love.
4.4
Submit

Wallpaper Comments (3)

raisen052000
Posted by raisen052000 on 08/06/11 at 05:17 AM
That's a rape. The woman tries to remove the man's right hand and for him to lock the door.

The woman's head is away from the man's head. If they're making a love scene, the woman would already probably kissing the man with excitement.

No? :D

I like the arts, by the way. ^_
Lamamake
Posted by Lamamake on 06/15/10 at 07:10 PM
Very good UL, you know your classics... :)
abinandan27
Posted by abinandan27 on 01/24/10 at 06:09 AM
Whats SPECIAL n this???
Do you like this wallpaper?
Yes
+20
 
No
Download It!

Wallpaper Statistics

Total Downloads: 608
Times Favorited: 8
Uploaded By: Mireille
Date Uploaded: October 15, 2009
Filename: Fragonard_04.jpg
Original Resolution: 1920x1505
File Size: 718.51 KB
Category: Other

Share this Wallpaper!

Embedded:
Forum Code:
Direct URL:
(For websites and blogs, use the "Embedded" code)