Candy Box Art?

Yes, yes, I hear your cries! How can we have The Art of Love without Fragonard? What’s Valentine’s Day without chocolates? Eh bien, voila: Jean Honoré Fragonard. And yes, it’s a scene from The Progress of Love. Of course! This is Love Letters, 1772. Revel in the silks, the pastels, the dog (fidelity, oui? King Charles Spaniel, I believe), the arm slipped around the waist, and the roses, roses, roses, everywhere. Venus and an excited Cupid watch from above. And, yes, yes, you get extra points if you’ve already spotted the heart in the trees….