Les Mystères de l'amour: No. 1
1843
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1843
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a man and woman in a tense scene inside a room. The man, dressed in a dark suit, stands with his arms out, as if pleading or stopping something. The woman, in a fancy white dress with flowers on it, is kneeling and reaching toward him. Behind them, a shadowy figure watches from a doorway. The title at the top, *Les Mystères de l’amour*, hints this is part of a story about love and drama. The woman’s dress and the man’s serious expression suggest something serious is happening—maybe a secret or a warning. If you like this kind of emotional storytelling, look up Romanticism.
