Spring

Spring

Cephas Giovanni Thompson

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Details

Date
1838
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 x 28 3/4 in. (91.4 x 73 cm)
Origin
American
Department
The American Wing
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Madeleine Thompson Edmonds, 1971

Art Genome Taxonomy

7 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Both · 99%

    The catalog lists Women among the subjects, and the image clearly presents a single seated woman as its central figure.

  • Flora Both · 99%

    Flowers are listed as a catalog subject, and flowers appear in the garland, skirt pattern, and surrounding garden vegetation.

  • The Seasons Both · 96%

    The title is Spring, and the image reinforces the seasonal association through flowers, greenery, and an outdoor garden setting.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 96%

    The lower portion of the dress contains a repeated botanical pattern of leaves, stems, and small colorful flowers.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the medium as oil on canvas.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The work is dated 1838, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • American Art Metadata · 99%

    The museum metadata identifies the place of origin as American.

Source & rights

Cephas Giovanni Thompson. Spring. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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