Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Pleasures of the Seasons: Summer
Johann Georg Platzer
- Date
- c. 1730
- Medium
- Oil on copper
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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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