Olivier Suire Verley's paintings bring to mind the true meaning of the French phrase, “joie de vivre.”

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Francois Boucher's The Toilette of Venus, 1751 by Linda Howes Photos and Collections Francois Boucher's The Toilette of Venus, 1751 by Linda Howes Photos and Collections

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An idealized man sleeps by two trees outdoors next to a large body of water. In the sky coming toward him are three angel-like women who carry symbolic gifts of Love, Glory, and Wealth.

Please, let me dream like this tonight.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Le Rêve (The Dream), 1883. Oil on canvas. 82 cm (32.2 in) X 102 cm (40.1 in). Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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