Allegory of Autumn

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Artist: François Boucher
Date: 1753
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Irregular, 44 3/4 x 63 3/4 in. (113.7 x 161.9 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #836136 · 23%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #D2CDB9 · 22%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #43331D · 10%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5C4525 · 9%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #756F45 · 8%

Pine Needle · Green family · #515D43 · 7%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #A1824D · 7%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #BA9D66 · 7%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #292113 · 3%

Ochre Kiln · Orange family · #A7762E · 2%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E8C478 · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #3A4C3F · <1%

Plaster Cast · Gray family · #CACEBE · <1%

Lemon Tempera · Yellow family · #FEF5C2 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #5A574C · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #E7C9B1 · <1%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #6C322B · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #110005 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1969

11 tags

Allegory Metadata · 100%

The title is Allegory of Autumn, and Allegory is included in the catalog subjects.
Human Figure Both · 100%

Three winged child figures are clearly visible, and the catalog specifically lists Putti as a subject.
Nude Visual · 99%

The central figures are depicted nude, with their bodies prominently visible in the composition.
Food Both · 100%

Clusters of grapes and several apples are prominent in the image, and both are listed among the catalog subjects.

Rococo Art and Design Interpretive · 80%

The soft flesh modeling, playful putti, cloud-filled setting, fruit abundance, and ornate decorative presentation visually align with Rococo conventions; the catalog does not list a style.

Curvilinear Forms Visual · 91%

Rounded bodies, curling foliage, fruit stems, and cloud contours create a strongly curving visual structure.
Dense Composition Visual · 84%

The figures and fruit form a tightly interwoven central cluster, even though the surrounding sky leaves open space around it.
Dark Colors Visual · 80%

The background and lower register use deep olive greens, browns, and shadowed cloud forms, contrasted with lighter flesh tones and fruit highlights.

Oil Painting Both · 99%

The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the medium as oil on canvas, and the image visibly shows an oil-painted composition with blended modeling and layered passages.

French Art Metadata · 99%

The artist display identifies François Boucher as French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris.

François Boucher. Allegory of Autumn. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.