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A nude girl sits in an ancient landscape, trying to push away Eros / Cupid, the god of love, who is holding an arrow. Nevertheless, she is smiling, suggesting that she might not really want to prevent him from hitting her with the arrow of love.
Adolphe William Bouguereau
French, about 1880
Oil on canvas
31 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.
70.PA.3
Getty Museum
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APA Style
Bouguereau, A. W. (2014, January 29). A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2274/a-young-girl-defending-herself-against-eros/
Chicago Style
Bouguereau, Adolphe William. "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 29, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2274/a-young-girl-defending-herself-against-eros/.
MLA Style
Bouguereau, Adolphe William. "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Jan 2014. Web. 07 Sep 2024.