L'inoculation de l'amour

L'inoculation de l'amour

Noël Le Mire

1776

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting shows a group of people in a room. There is a woman in a bed, a man sitting on a chair, and two women standing. The room has curtains and a table with objects on it. The people are wearing old-fashioned clothes. The scene seems to be from a story or play. The woman in the bed is looking at the man, and the two standing women are looking at each other. The man is holding something in his hand. The painting is an example of Romanticism, a style that emphasizes emotion and imagination. You can learn more about this style by looking up Romanticism.

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