Caryatids (singular: caryatid, also Caryatid) are female statues that are used as pillars or pilasters. Caryatid is a compound Greek word that literally means "woman from Karyae".
In the war of the Greeks against the Persians, the inhabitants of Karyae, called the Karyans, supported the Persians. When the Greeks finally won the war against the Persians, the Karyans were punished for it. The Karyan men were killed and the women enslaved. The women had to carry an 'eternal' burden as punishment.
Here two of these women are standing naked carrying the burden. One woman can be seen from the side, leaving legs, buttocks, back and a tit exposed. In the other girl both breasts and part of the abdomen and hip are exposed.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Limoges, France, 25 February 1841 - Cagnes-sur-Mer, 3 December 1919) was a French impressionist painter. In 1888, Renoir suffered a first attack of rheumatoid arthritis, a form of rheumatism that paralysed his fingers. Despite the pain, he continued to work with a brush tied to his wrist.
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