Twin Stars

Two nude female figures rise together against a dark blue-gray ground, one holding a glowing star aloft while the other reaches toward it. A dark drape trails beneath them, and smaller, fainter figures drift in the lower corners. The brush and watercolor treatment is smooth and luminous, with soft modeling on the skin and sparkling highlights.

Look closer: A small signature in cursive script sits at the lower right edge.

Artist

Luis Falero

Date

1851–96

Medium

Brush and watercolor on off-white paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2101 × 3932 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887