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Painting of children and a dog on a grassy hillside by the sea, with a blossoming tree on the right and a blue sky above.

Springtime and Love

A sunlit hillside above a calm blue sea, where children and a dog rest and play beneath a tree heavy with pale pink blossoms. A boy in white sits at left with a stringed instrument, while figures lie and sit among the grass and rocks in loose, feathery brushwork.

Artist
Francesco Paolo Michetti
Date
1878
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 848 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1878).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection

Español: Primavera y amor

Una colina iluminada por el sol sobre un mar tranquilo, donde niños y un perro descansan y juegan bajo un árbol cargado de flores rosadas pálidas. Un niño de blanco se sienta a la izquierda con un instrumento de cuerda, mientras otras figuras yacen o se sientan entre la hierba y las rocas con pinceladas sueltas y plumosas.

Português: Primavera e amor

Uma colina ensolarada acima de um mar calmo, onde crianças e um cachorro descansam e brincam sob uma árvore carregada de flores rosadas claras. Um menino de branco senta-se à esquerda com um instrumento de cordas, enquanto outras figuras deitam ou sentam-se entre a grama e as pedras em pinceladas soltas e plumosas.

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