Allegory

Maurice Denis

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a serene scene with a woman reclining on a couch or bed, surrounded by flowers. The reclining woman wears a white dress and lies on her side with her head resting on a pillow. Her left arm is bent at the elbow, and her hand rests near her body. Her hair appears short and curly. Behind her, another woman stands holding flowers. The standing woman wears a short-sleeved white dress and has short brown hair. She faces the reclining woman and holds pink flowers with green leaves in her right hand. The background features a white lattice wall or trellis with additional pink flowers and green leaves. The color palette includes shades of pink, green, white, and brown on a beige background. The artwork is signed "Maurice Denis" at the bottom right and "allegorie" at the bottom left.