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Description: | The composition shows eight putti piling blossoms into two large wooden barrels. The central putto lifts a huge wreath of flowers above his head. The putto to the left almost falls into the barrel. There is a mysterious, cloaked figure to the left of the composition. 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 Spring. 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=8497... | Go to resource |
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