THE OTHER FRAGONARD

The Other Fragonard is a book published in 1980, it was the first time a photographer was allowed to enter The Horror Room of the Veterinarian Museum of Maison Alfort near Paris, where the remaining pieces of Fragonard's Ecorches were displayed but hidden from the public. Fragonard (cousin of the famous painter) spent nine years preparing thousands of anatomical items for view. Most of them were destroyed during The French Revolution in 1789 because they were perceived as a symbol of the Bourgeoisie's decadence. You are looking at human corpses as Art Objects.