1621
oil
panel
From the collection of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Spring is a 1621 oil by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
This painting shows a lively scene of people working in a garden. In the foreground, several men and women are digging, planting, and tending to the soil. Some are wearing hats and aprons, while others have baskets or tools in hand. The garden is filled with various plants and flowers, and a few trees provide shade in the background. The scene is set in a small village, with houses and buildings visible in the distance. A river runs along the edge of the village, and a few animals can be seen grazing in the fields. The overall atmosphere is one of activity and industry, as the people work together to tend to the garden. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this painting, you might want to look up Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
Pieter Brueghel the Younger ( BROY-gəl, also US: BROO-gəl; Dutch: ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – between March and May 1638) was a Flemish painter known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the…
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