The Swing ☰ Renoir ☴ Art Print sunset and a bleeding snake which

and a bleeding snake which has been crushed

Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself to the asylum after the breakdown that resulted in mutilating his left ear

the reflection and size indicate the earring may actually be polished tin

The painting and others like it were exhibited in the Paris Salon

The painting also suggests sensory experience beyond simply viewing the scene

The Swing ☰ Renoir ☴ Art Print sunset and a bleeding snake whichThe Swing (1876, La Balanoire) by Pierre Auguste Renoir was painted during his time at Montmarte in Paris, created at about the same time as Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette. Another representation of everyday life, a young man seen from behind is talking to a young woman standing on a swing, watched by a little girl and another man, leaning against a tree. The model was Jeanne Samary, who appears in many of Renoir's paintings, and the two men are his