| The Song of Songs | |
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| Artist | Gustave Moreau |
| Year | 1853 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 300 cm× 319 cm(120 in× 126 in) |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon |
The Song of Songs (French: Le Cantique des cantiques) is an 1853 oil painting by the French artist Gustave Moreau. It is inspired by a passage from the biblical Song of Songs. [1] It depicts a scene where the Shulamite woman is attacked by the drunken city watchmen. [2] It was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 held in Paris. It is now in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon. [3]
