Le Sommeil

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

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Work

Domain

Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Le Sommeil (translated in English variously as The Sleepers and Sleep) is an erotic oil painting on canvas by French artist Gustave Courbet created in 1866. The painting, which depicts a female couple, is also known as The Two Friends (Les Deux Amies) and Indolence and Lust (Paresse et Luxure).

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