Springtime and Love1878
Francesco Paolo Michetti painted this in 1878, aged 27. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A painting of a large group of people having a picnic on a seaside cliff. It's a clear day, and children climb a tree. Someone holds a drum. A mother sings to her baby, and everyone plays.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Francesco Paolo Michetti painted this in 1878, aged 27. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Oil paint
- Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1901.429
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
