Copilul cu fluturele
1775
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
1775
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
The painting depicts a young boy with a butterfly on his finger. The boy is dressed in a dark robe and has a red necklace around his neck. The background of the painting is dark, which helps to highlight the boy's features. The boy's face is turned upwards, and his eyes are looking at the butterfly. His hair is dark and curly, and it frames his face. The butterfly is white with black spots, and it is perched on the boy's finger. The painting is a print, and it is held at the Museum of Ethnography. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this work, you might want to look up Greuze, Jean Baptiste (școala).