Pierre-Paul Prud'hon: Innocence Preferring Love to Wealth
Here is a typical Neoclassic allegorical painting, proclaiming the unlikely victory of "love" over "wealth." I call this strong evidence that Neoclassic painting is idealistic rather than realistic. (Don't get me wrong - there's nothing wrong with idealism. I think we could do with a bit more of it. It just needs to be a bit hard-headed.)
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