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The Happy Moment (L’Heureux moment)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The intimate setting of this bedroom, adorned with flower garlands and refined pieces of furniture, seems ready to shelter the couple’s amorous rendez-vous. The woman is still holding a letter from her lover, which probably announced his arrival, while he is kneeling at her feet, consumed with desire. The Cupid in the painting above the bed is about to fire a love arrow at the couple.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet gelukkige moment (L’Heureux moment). 1777. Nicolas Delaunay (1739-1792). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
