What distinguishes the Rococo style of Jean Honoré Fragonard’s Happy Accidents of the Swing from paintings of the Baroque period?

a)  the playful nature of the subject matter
b)  the dramatic light and dark contrasts
c)  the sense of motion implied by the composition
d)  the attention to realistic details


a)  the playful nature of the subject matter

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