Oh, the stories they tell …especially this one! Jean Georges Vibert was a witty French Academic painter who exercised his artistic freedom by poking fun at human foibles.

Here, we see a lighthearted image of a young musician staring longingly at the balcony above while his companion, crammed into a planter, waits for the sentimental folly to end – perhaps a commentary on the foolishness of sloppy gestures of love. — at the Bowers Museum.