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Joseph-Marie Vien

Sweet Melancholy

1756
oil on canvas
68 × 55 cm (26.8 × 21.7 in)

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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Look closely—three strands of pearls appear in this painting.

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