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Sebastiano Conca: Allegory of Winter  wikidata:Q18749384 reasonator:Q18749384
Artist
Sebastiano Conca  (1680–1764)  wikidata:Q774781
 
Sebastiano Conca
Description Italian painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 8 January 1680 Edit this at Wikidata 1 September 1764 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Gaeta Edit this at Wikidata Naples Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q774781
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Title
Allegory of Winter
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre allegory Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Conca represents the different character of the four seasons through one of the most favored artistic motifs of the 18th century, the "putto" (embodying the spirit of a little child). The playful, tender, and fleshy figures convey a light mood. As allegorical personifications here, they act out seasons through typical activities. Seated at the fire of a brazier, Winter wraps himself up against the cold; Spring holds a wreath of flowers (Walters 37.1724); Summer shades his head with a leaf against the heat while cooling his foot in a stream (Walters 37.1744); and Autumn, like a little Bacchus (the ancient god of wine), holds grapes, representing the harvest (Walters 37.1792). The charming series was surely intended to decorate a small room, perhaps a dressing room.
Date circa 1720
date QS:P571,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(Baroque
era QS:P2348,Q37853
)
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 47.8 cm (18.8 in); width: 21.8 cm (8.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,47.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,21.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
37.1791
Place of creation Naples, Italy
Object history
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
References Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 433 , pp. 545−546 OCLC: 2463997.
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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