Summer
1728
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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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
Summer is a 1728 unspecified by Jean-Baptiste Pater, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a sunny outdoor scene from 18th-century France. Women in light dresses sit under a big tree. A man leads a horse nearby. Flowers and greenery fill the space. These panels were part of a four-season set made for a rich art lover’s country home. They were probably used as screens or wall decorations. Look for more like this at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Spring and Summer are two scenes from a series of the four seasons. Both Autumn and Winter are now in the Museu d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. These landscapes were originally a part of a screen or a decorative panel, as 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. The walkway is very similar to other scenes by Watteau known to depict the estate of his close friend and patron Crozat. As a student of…
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Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter.
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