Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening
1604
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1604
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Returning Peasants in a Spring Evening is a 1604 unspecified by Tao Hong, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see farmers returning home after a day in the fields, set against a serene landscape with a shallow stream and dormant rice fields. The painting shows the beginning of the farming season, with returning birds and light sprinkles of green foliage, indicating hope for a good harvest. This scene depicts rural life in a peaceful way. Check out the museum that houses this work, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Although little known today, Tao Hong was a versatile artist who here depicts farmers returning home after a day in the fields. The shallow stream and dormant rice fields, the returning birds, and light sprinkles of green foliage all indicate the beginning of the farming season and hope for a good harvest. While this leaf depicts rural life, the second one,1999.224, is of a more poetic nature. A lone crane stands in a bamboo grove. By using light colors and nuanced brushwork, Tao Hong achieves an effect of natural light and luminosity.
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