1892
oil
canvas
From the collection of Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
Dominant colour
The youth tempted by the vices is a 1892 oil by Alfredo Valenzuela Puelma, held at Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.
This painting shows a young man standing in a field, surrounded by three women. The women are dressed in flowing robes, and the one on the left is holding a blue cloth. The young man is nude except for a red cloth around his waist. He's looking up at something in his right hand. The women seem to be tempting the young man, and the scene has a sense of movement and energy. The colors are muted, with lots of earth tones and blues. If you like this style, you might want to check out more works by Alfredo Valenzuela Puelma.
Alfredo Valenzuela Puelma (Valparaiso, 8 February 1856 – Villejuif, France, 27 October 1909) was one of Chile's best-known painters and one of the four artists known as the Great Chilean Masters.
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