A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros (Illustration)

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Illustration

by Adolphe William Bouguereau
published on 29 January 2014

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A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros — 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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Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program. The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. Original image by Adolphe William Bouguereau. Uploaded by Jan van der Crabben, published on 29 January 2014 under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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APA Style

Bouguereau, A. W. (2014, January 29). A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2274/

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Bouguereau, Adolphe W. "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 29, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2274/.

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Bouguereau, Adolphe W. "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Jan 2014. Web. 27 Nov 2020.

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