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William-Adolphe Bouguereau / Work Interrupted

Work Interrupted

1891 · Oil on canvas

LocationAmherst, United States
Genreidyll
Dimensions160 × 100 cm

Why it matters

A woman sits beside an urn full of balls of wool while Cupid leans over her shoulder to put perfume on her ear.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1891.
  • Its French title is Le Travail interrompu.
  • It is in the Mead Art Museum.

Based on the Wikipedia article Le Travail interrompu (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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