Spring
1728
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Pater
Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Spring is a 1728 unspecified by Jean-Baptiste Pater, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows people enjoying the outdoors in a beautiful garden. The scene is set in a peaceful area with trees and flowers. It's interesting that the painting was originally part of a screen or decorative panel, as shown by its oval shape and floral borders. You can learn more about similar artwork at the museum where this is kept, the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Spring and Summer are two scenes from a four-season series. These landscapes were originally a part of a screen or a decorative panel, indicated by their floral borders and oval shape. The setting of Spring is believed to be the grounds of Montmorency, the country estate of Pierre Crozat (1665–1740), a wealthy financier and art collector in early eighteenth-century Paris. Summer counters Spring 's aristocratic leisure by depicting rural labor. Befitting the work's decorative origins, however, Pater's scene belongs to the tradition of the timeless pastoral. More idyllic than a statement about…
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Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter.
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