Summer
c. 1720–1736
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 65.3 × 53.5 cm · framed: 76.5 × 66 × 9 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Harry D. Kendrick
Accession Number
1952.540
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About this artwork
Spring and Summer are two scenes from a series of the four seasons. Both Autumn and Winter are now in the Museu d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. These landscapes were originally a part of a screen or a decorative panel, as indicated by their floral borders and oval shape. The setting of Spring is believed to be the grounds of Montmorency, the country estate of Pierre Crozat (1665-1740), a wealthy financier and art collector in early eighteenth-century Paris. The walkway is very similar to other ...