--- title: A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros author: Adolphe William Bouguereau source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2274/a-young-girl-defending-herself-against-eros/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros _Authored by Adolphe William Bouguereau_ ## Image File [![A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2274.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2274.jpg) ## Image Caption A nude girl sits in an ancient landscape, trying to push away [Eros](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eros/) / Cupid, the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of love, who is holding an arrow. Nevertheless, she is smiling, suggesting that she might not really want to prevent him from hitting her with the arrow of love. Adolphe William Bouguereau French, about 1880 Oil on canvas 31 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. 70.PA.3 Getty Museum ## Cite This Work ### APA Bouguereau, A. W. (2014, January 29). A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Bouguereau, Adolphe William. "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 29, 2014. . ### MLA Bouguereau, Adolphe William. "A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Jan 2014, . ## License & Copyright Digital image courtesy of the Getty's [Open Content Program](https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/). The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. [Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_A_Young_Girl_Defending_Herself_Against_Eros_(1880).jpg) by [**Adolphe William Bouguereau**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_A_Young_Girl_Defending_Herself_Against_Eros_(1880).jpg). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 29 January 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.