# The Temple of Love

- By: Louis Jean Desprez (Auxerre, 1743–1804)
- Date: c. 1784 - c. 1792
- Medium: paper
- Classification: print
- Dimensions: height 316 mm x width 460 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-P-2012-44--0e9bcf04aeb44599832a8c64f2fe5a33)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/fEjOi/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In architectural surroundings reminiscent of a stage decor, people revel and make music in the name of love. Putti hold up fluttering draperies and flower garlands. In the middle of the depiction, the god of love Cupid himself stands on a pedestal. From there, a dazzling light floods the entire scene, whereby the figures in the foreground are little more than silhouettes.