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Painting of a winged young man embracing a woman in white, a cupid at lower left, and a woman in red and blue holding a gold casket before trees and a classical building.

Innocence Prefers Love to Riches

A winged young man, partly nude, embraces a young woman in a loose white gown while a crouching cupid with arrows sits at lower left. At right, a woman in a red mantle and blue gown holds an open gold casket, with a classical building and trees behind them in smooth oil paint.

Artist
Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Date
c. 1804
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2134 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1809).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Español: La inocencia prefiere el amor a la riqueza

Un joven alado, parcialmente desnudo, abraza a una joven con una holgada túnica blanca, mientras un cupido agachado con flechas se sienta en la parte inferior izquierda. A la derecha, una mujer con manto rojo y vestido azul sostiene un cofre dorado abierto, con un edificio clásico y árboles detrás, pintados con óleo suave.

Português: A inocência prefere o amor à riqueza

Um jovem alado, parcialmente nu, abraça uma moça com uma túnica branca solta, enquanto um cupido agachado com flechas está sentado no canto inferior esquerdo. À direita, uma mulher de manto vermelho e vestido azul segura um baú dourado aberto, com um edifício clássico e árvores ao fundo, pintados em óleo de textura suave.

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