💎 This #HiddenGem is an often overlooked #Rousseau just above a doorway in Room 23! 💎⁠ -⁠ #HenriRousseau is celebrated for his pictures of faraway jungles teeming with exotic #flora, #fauna, and dreamlike characters. His tropical scenes, unnaturally lush and eerie in atmosphere, appear miles away from our #rabbit’s setting. ⁠ -⁠ Like a portrait, the *down-to-earth* close-up view of the rabbit draws our attention to its physical features and inner life—although munching is probably the only thing on its mind! At the Barnes, this bunny happily sits above the door on the north wall in Room 23, where a pair of 18th-century door plates playfully echoes the carrots. Remember to look up the next time you visit! ⁠ -⁠ Did you know? 💡 The self-taught artist never traveled outside France but frequented Paris’s botanical gardens and zoo and perused ethnographic journals to inspire his fantastical jungle scenes.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ 🎨 Henri Rousseau. The Rabbit's Meal. 1908. BF578 ⁠ 🎨 Unidentified Makers. Reinforcing Plates. 18th century. 01.23.14 and 01.23.18.⁠