Now housed at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, this French painting is a shining example of the Rococo art style. Depicting a secretive romance between two lovers, with the man leaning in from an open balcony, quickly kissing a young woman in a silk gown who has taken leave from her company who can be seen gathered in the next room. Voyeuristic in nature & lush in detail, the painting is compositionally complex, with an adventurous use of light & shadows, along with having a very unique diagonal look to the use of space.