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Description: | Jakob de Wit was a Dutch artist, whose paintings of plump children were influenced by the work of Rubens. A typical example can be seen in in this painting, in the playful representation of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. A leopard cub is included as Bacchus's triumphal vehicle was traditionally pulled by leopards. This group represents the autumn harvest, while the children warming themselves near a leafless tree symbolise winter. The painting is one of a pair illustrating the Four Seasons, and was probably intended to have been hung above a door. | Subjects: | allegory (autumn and winter); figure; animal (lepoard) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Wit, Jacob de (Dutch painter, 1695-1754) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8648... | Go to resource |
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