# Amorous Proposal [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LEMOYNE, François]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 99 x 145 cm ## Commentary Amorous Proposal c. 1725 Oil on canvas, 99 x 145 cm The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown A young woman, cooling herself with a damp handkerchief, is surprised by an older man wearing heavy, fur-lined clothes. He seems to be asking her a question, sometimes interpreted as a proposal, but the painting's precise subject remains unclear. Lemoyne set up distinct contrasts of texture, colour, and light, which could be appreciated from a distance. The elongated shape and slight forward tilt of the figures suggest that the painting was intended to be viewed from below, perhaps originally installed over a door in a domestic interior. ## Related artworks - [Hercules and Omphale]() - [Hunting Picnic]() - [Perseus and Andromeda]() - [The Apotheosis of Hercules]() - [The Bather]() - [Time Saving Truth from Falsehood and Envy]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()