The Pleasures of the Seasons: Winter

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Pleasures of the Seasons: Winter

Johann Georg PlatzerLinkedCulture matchlcp-96bae58750ba

Date
c. 1730
Medium
Oil on copper
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
1494

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It’s cold outside, but indoors things are heating up. The occupants of this room pass their time drinking, playing cards, and flirting. By the fireplace, two young women tempt an old man with wine and caresses. At the table, two young men cheat an old woman at cards. One pretends to offer advice while holding up a mirror that reveals her cards to her opponent. Youth and old age, honesty and deceit, prompt action and relentless time, are all present here. A sober ancestor portrait of a woman dressed in formal black introduces a moralizing tone. Gazing from her oval frame at this opulent scene of corruption and temptation, she makes a contrast to the foolish old man and woman. Austria, Europe

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Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Ude

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