A Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros  1880

A young nude woman sits with her arms outstretched, pushing away a winged boy. He is Cupid, the god of love, holding up an arrow to pierce her. The title suggests that the young woman is trying to defend herself, yet she smiles and struggles unconvincingly against the mischievous little god. [br] Visitors to the Paris exhibitions of the 1870s and 1880s loved William-Adolp...