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Two Infants, Personifications of Spring and Autumn

Unknown

1650

unspecified

From the collection of Rijksmuseum

Dutch Golden Age Baroque Allegory Putti

Dominant colour

Two Infants, Personifications of Spring and Autumn is a 1650 unspecified by Unknown, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Putti, held at Rijksmuseum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1650 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?: Rijksmuseum

About this work

You see two chubby kids playing. One wears a wreath of flowers on its head, the other holds wheat stalks and a round fruit. The painting is a kind of visual riddle. The flowers and wheat aren’t just props—they stand for spring and autumn. The artist never signed it, so we don’t know who made it or why. To see more paintings like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.