Allegory of Summer Painting 18th Century

Features

Artwork title:  Allegoria dell'estate

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject:  Allegorical/Mythological Subject

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Allegoria dell'estate

Oil painting on canvas depicting Ceres, divinity of the earth and fertility, tutelary deity of the harvest and also goddess of birth since all flowers, fruit and living beings were considered her gifts. Symbol of summer, the harvest season par excellence. The composition is well balanced considering that it's full of elements. Ceres is traditionally depicted as a young and beautiful woman holding a sickle and wearing a crown of spikes. The spikes are also on her shoulders and in the arms of the cherub to the left. Around her there are a lion, a crustacean and a young woman representing the three zodiac signs of Summer (Leo, Cancer and Virgo). Restored and relined, with some losses of color. In frame.

Product Condition:
Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 128
Width: 98
Depth: 4,5

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 118
Width: 88