The Reading
1870
oil
From the collection of Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
1870
oil
From the collection of Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
This painting, titled "The Reading," shows two women sitting in a room. The woman on the left is wearing a gray jacket and holding a book, while the woman on the right is wearing a black dress and has a blue bow in her hair. They are sitting in front of a table with flowers on it. The woman on the left is looking down at her book, and the woman on the right is looking at the viewer. The background of the painting is dark, which makes the women and the flowers stand out. The artist who created this painting is Henri Fantin-Latour.
