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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

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