A shiny helmet and a large shield rest against a big marble in the bottom right of this work behind a man who hold a woman dressed in a large blue robe in his lap.
This work was likely inspired by Houdar de la Motte's opera La Ventienne. A shiny helmet and a large shield rest against a big marble in the bottom right of this work behind a man who hold a woman dressed in a large blue robe in his lap. A different version of this painting shows a couple talking next to the bust of a certain goddess around which a string of flowers is wound up and next to which lay a set of arrows belonging to another god. A series of Cupids circling around a large ship in appear in the left background in this Fete Galante painting. For 10 points, name this Rococo era painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau depicting couples getting ready to go to the birthplace of Aphrodite.
This work was likely inspired by Houdar de la Motte's opera La Ventienne.
Embarkation to Cythera [accept any answer mentioning a trip to or from Cythera]