Le Repos

Wednesday, we visited the Cleveland Museum of Art, where I spent about five minutes staring at this stunning painting by William Adolphe Bouguereau:

Le Repos (Rest)
This has always been one of my favorites, but I was never able to see it in person before. Once again, I'm left daydreaming about From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Don't you wish you could live in a museum?

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  1. VijayaNovember 16, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    Oh, I wish I could disappear into this painting! Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Joanne R. FritzNovember 16, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Gosh, I LOVE that book. It's one of my favorite MG novels. And yes, I wish I could live in a museum. That's a lovely painting; I've never seen it before.

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  3. UnknownNovember 18, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    I remember being eight years old and my mom and I took turns reading that book to each other-- still one of my favorites=) We were actually just talking about that museum this past week and my grandparents visited yesterday and said it was fabulous!! And I just LOVE that painting. . .I've always wished I could paint like that=)

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  4. Catherine DentonNovember 19, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    YES! I used to be so jealous of those children. And this painting is gorgeous, perfection. I'm always so amazing at how art can look so real.
    Catherine Denton

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  5. A.L. SonnichsenNovember 19, 2012 at 11:44 PM

    What a breathtaking painting. I love the lap child's expression. Gorgeous! How wonderful that you got to see it in person!

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  6. R. T. FreemanNovember 20, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    Did anyone ever tell you the story of your sister-in-law seeing her first Caravaggio on loan to the Atheneum when she was about eleven or twelve? Did you have the girls with you for the Cleveland Museum of Art experience? Safe home if you're not back already!

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