The Broken Pitcher
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The Broken Pitcher (1773) by Jean-Baptiste Greuze
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La Cruche cassée (The Broken Pitcher)[1] (1773) is painting by Jean Baptiste Greuze. It depicts a young innocent girl dressed in white who is holding a broken pitcher. The broken pitcher symbolizes her loss of virginity.
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Other works that symbolize defloration
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Legacy
Bouguereau completed a similarly themed work in 1891[3].
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See also
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![[3]](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_%281825-1905%29_-_The_Broken_Pitcher_%281891%29.jpg){kind=link}