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June 18, 2013

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Studios 111-113

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The Pleasures of the Seasons: Spring
Title:The Pleasures of the Seasons: Spring
Artist:Johann Georg Platzer (or Plazer)
Date:c. 1730
Creation Place:Europe, Austria
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Ude
Accession Number:61.37
Spring is evoked by appropriate flowers and by couples engaging in uninhibited and playful dalliance. Festive musicians accompany the dancing couple at the center, and sculpted putti cavort on a large urn. In the left foreground, lovemaking is more urgent, as a young couple embrace below a sculpture showing Venus crowned by Cupid. Venus, the goddess of love, is traditionally associated with springtime.