This combination of luxury and seduction-all treated in a fanciful, even humorous manner-is typical of Boucher. 8, RV 269, La Primavera (Spring) by Antonio Vivaldi (1723).

Her hands may be warmed by a muff, but her upper body is completely exposed. Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - the Four Seasons by Max Richter on. Glancing out at us coyly, she sports a billowing fur-trimmed gown and a little fur necklace. A Tartar in pseudo-Russian dress pushes the heroine on an elaborate sleigh.

The frosty background here is unusual for Boucher, vividly evoking the silence of a landscape buried under snow. Perhaps the most beguiling of all is Winter, which reflects the eighteenth-century European fascination with Russia. Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Spring 0 (Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons) Spring 1 (Recomposed by Max Richter. Her little straw hat perches precariously on her head.

In Autumn, a young man offers a bunch of grapes to his fashionable beloved. A group of voluptuous bathing nudes represents Summer. In Spring, a youth, set in an enchanting pastoral setting, adorns his lover’s hair with flowers. In place of the labors that traditionally illustrate the theme of the four seasons, Boucher depicts delightful amorous encounters in joyous colors. Their original location is unknown, but their peculiar shape suggests that they were used as overdoors, no doubt in one of Pompadour’s many properties in France. Boucher made these four paintings in 1755 for Madame De Pompadour, King Louis XV’s long-term official mistress.

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