Fragonard uses vibrant colors to show the passion going on in the moment he's capturing. This painting shows a man and a woman meeting in secret. It's obviously a forbidden love. The woman is holding a letter which probably sent from her lover telling when and where to meet. She is hurrying to go meet him in a secret spot and both the woman and the man are looking anxiously to see if the woman was seen or followed. It seems like at any point something drastic is going to happen.
This painting from the eighteenth century can also relate to the 21st century today. Forbidden love still exist in our modern society. Obstacles that forbid two couples to be with
other: whether it's the parents who don't think the suitor is good enough for the child, or friends that advise and critisize to not date outside their social status, or a love triangle still happen in the 21st century just as it did in the 18th century. However, just like in this painting, no matter what the obstacles may be, u can't stop them from meeting each other even if it has to be in secret, hence the forbidden love.
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