Pen and watercolor drawing of a reclining nude man, a woman in blue drapery, a hovering cupid, and oak trees beneath a cloudy sky.

Allegory of Love: Scorn, after Veronese

A reclining nude man lies on a stone ledge while a woman in blue drapery turns away beside a seated companion under oak trees. A winged cupid hovers above, and a classical niche with a statue appears at upper right. The drawing combines pen and ink with brush washes of watercolor and gouache.

Artist: Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black ink, with brush and watercolor and gouache, over graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1651 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1820).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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