Description
This refined oil on canvas is probably from a French milieu, dating from the end of the eighteenth century. . This painting does not attempt to instruct us on any particular event but is a pleasant painting of excellent artistic quality. Worth noting is the density of the brushstroke – decisive and well mastered – and the variety of themes the painter deals with: the human figure, landscape, animals, still life. als. Similar to Fragonard’s works, this painting illustrates the typical features of the bucolic scene: the group is surrounded by rich yet not wild nature, close to a stream but not too far from a village, as shown by the bell tower in the background. The essential cottage behind the protagonists pleasantly contrasts with the women’s bright but certainly not ostentatious clothes. The group is accompanied by a goat used as a mount for one of the two youngest children and by two dogs. In works such as this, the painter devotes all his skill to the plastic and luminous rendering of the composition, conveying calm and serenity. This painting does not attempt to instruct us on any particular event but is a pleasant painting of excellent artistic quality. Worth noting is the density of the brushstroke – decisive and well mastered – and the variety of themes the painter deals with: the human figure, landscape, animals, still life. The chosen subject and its rendering reflect the lightness and absence of worries typical of the aristocrat, while the firm style and compact masses recall a composure that almost anticipates neoclassical dictates
