The Pleasures of the Seasons: Summer

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Pleasures of the Seasons: Summer

Johann Georg PlatzerLinkedCulture matchlcp-96bae58750ba

Date
c. 1730
Medium
Oil on copper
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
1523

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Ceres, the ancient Roman goddess of summer, appears as a sculpture in a shell niche. She holds a cornucopia, denoting the abundance of the earth. Beyond the archway, people are at work in the fields and a man cools off by the river’s edge, while aquatic activities of a more erotic nature proceed in the foreground. Austria, Europe

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Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Ude

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