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The Temptation of Eros

Angelica Kauffmann

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Painting of a woman and a cherub. The woman wears a white dress. She has fair skin, brown hair, and a headband. The woman's right arm bends at the elbow with her hand up near her shoulder. She holds a flower with green leaves in her left hand. The cherub has fair skin and curly brown hair. The cherub wears a draped red cloth. The cherub has wings. The background includes a landscape with a body of water and a distant ship.

Artwork details

Date:
1750–75
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
600 × 440 px
Museum record:
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