The Loss of Virginity | Paul Gaugin | 1891 Hans Larwin perhaps disquieting influence of these

perhaps disquieting influence of these muses on the viewer’s subconscious

including the reflection of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana in a mirror on the back wall

and beloved pet

and human figures seem to coexist in a dreamlike or nightmarish reality

Distant islands emerge like jewels on the horizon

The Loss of Virginity | Paul Gaugin | 1891 Hans Larwin perhaps disquieting influence of theseAbout the artwork: This painting was produced in Paris in the brief period when Gauguin was interested in Symbolism. It depicts a Breton landscape with a naked young woman lying in the foreground. Behind her, a fox, the symbol of lust in Hindu mythology, can be seen. In the background, a wedding procession in Breton costumes is approaching the nude. This was Gauguin's last major work produced before he left for Tahiti at the beginning of April 1891.