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L'Odorat (Smell) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

François Boucher1720–1770

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Allegorical scene depicting the sense of smell. An ornately robed woman stands at center, above a pot with steam or smoke billowing out. Two smaller figures surround her. One bends down to present a pot with flowers, and the other holds a parasol of leaves above the central figure's head. Architectural and floral elements surround.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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