Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
1870
oil
panel
From the collection of National Galleries Scotland
The Garden of Love is a 1870 oil by Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, a French Romanticism work, held at National Galleries Scotland.
This painting shows a lively scene with many people, some dancing and others sitting or lying down. The colors are mostly dark, with some lighter areas that stand out. In the center, a woman in a green dress seems to be the focus, with others around her. The background is hard to make out, but it looks like a garden or a forest. To learn more about this style of painting, look up the technique of impasto.
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (October 14, 1824 – June 29, 1886) was a French painter of the generation preceding the Impressionists.
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