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Flandrin was known for his interest in the eroticism of the male nude forms. The current work has been described as a celebration of male beauty. The visual grammar of the painting accentuates the young man's (albeit hidden) genitals. In fact, the layout of the diagonals that are created in the panorama guide the viewer's gaze right towards the boy's groin, which is located exactly in the center of the picture. The virility of the subject is hidden by the cloak, but the sensuality of the work is nevertheless accentuated by the languid pose of the model and by the phallic symbols of the rod and the trunk.