Lente 1709

"Lente," a 1709 etching by Dutch artist Bernard Picart, depicts a classical sculpture of a woman representing Spring. The figure is adorned with a floral crown and holds a basket of flowers, symbolic of the season's bounty. This artwork is likely a print of a marble sculpture, "Le Printemps," originally by Philippe Maniere de Paris, located in the Gardens of Versailles. This etching, now in the Rijksmuseum, beautifully captures the classical beauty of the sculpture and reflects the popularity of Neoclassical artistic trends in the 18th century.