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Description: | Five putti are depicted harvesting wheat. A central putto wears a straw hat and drinks from an earthenware jug. Others tie wheat into bundles. At the corners of the composition, there are red and green flowers. In the right hand corner, a mysterious cloaked figure holding a staff. The subject matter and loose brushworks are reminiscent of decorative Rococo painting. This is one of a series of four long, narrow panels depicting putti. The subject matter of this series seems to be an allegory of the seasons. This is a traditional decorative motif. For instance, a French school series of long, narrow panels in the Witt library, dating from about 1760, shows similar themes to this series. Only two of the four seasons are represented but Summer shows putti harvesting wheat (as in the second painting in this series) and, what is presumably Autumn shows Putti with a goat and bunches of grapes (the third painting in Boullemier's series shows Putti leading a goat). A more appropriate title for this work would, therefore, be Summer. The shape of these panels suggests that they may have been painted as over door' decorations. | Subjects: | allegory (seasons) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Boullemier, Anton (French artist, active ca.1840-1900) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8496... | Go to resource |
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