Why it matters
A naked woman lies on a sofa in the middle of a moonlit jungle, surrounded by lions, an elephant, monkeys and a snake charmer playing his flute. Rousseau's last completed work, it was praised by Apollinaire: 'I believe nobody will laugh this year.'
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1910, a few months before Rousseau's death.
- It is the largest of his more than 25 jungle paintings.
- The plants are based on his visits to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
- Rousseau wrote a poem to accompany it.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Dream (Rousseau) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
