The Stolen Kiss

The Stolen Kiss

Jean Honoré Fragonard
1780. Oil on canvas. 45 × 55 cm. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

A cabinet genre scene by French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard, executed during his late period (with probable collaboration of his pupil Marguerite Gérard). The composition captures a moment in an anteroom where a young man steals a kiss from a lady, while a card game continues in the adjacent room visible through a partially open door. The painting is characterized by its precise rendering of the satin gown's texture and sheen, controlled lighting, and accurate depiction of contemporary Neoclassical furnishings.

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