The Spring
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1820-1856. Oil on canvas. 163 x 80 cm. Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
An oil on canvas painting created between 1820 and 1856. Depicting a nude young woman pouring water from a jug against a rocky background, this masterpiece is a pinnacle of French Neoclassicism, celebrated for its idealized beauty and flawless linear grace. Housed in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.