Spring has finally arrived. It is the moment when nature awakens in all its splendor. Precisely because of the splendor connected to it, there are many composers, artists and writers who have been inspired by it. For example, the “Spring” is one of the movements of Antonio Vivaldi ‘s Four Seasons , such as Igor Stravinsky’s “The Festival of Spring” for the well-known ballet. There are many artists in painting who celebrated it. Among them Sandro Botticelli, Arcimboldo, the Impressionists… and many others. 10 works of art dedicated to Spring
After the myths and legends related to the season of rebirth, now we will see how artists have interpreted spring over the centuries, through this small selection of works.Sandro Botticelli
This very famous painting is probably the first that comes to us when we think of the representation of this wonderful season. Made by Sandro Botticelli in 1482, and now preserved in the Uffizi in Florence, it was perhaps in ancient times a pendant with the equally famous Birth of Venus, with which it shares the historical provenance, the format and some philosophical references. Vincent Van Gogh
A real explosion of vitality in the painting “Almond branch in bloom” created by Vincent Van Gogh in 1890. The work is the representation of a flowering almond branch, with white, almost pearly petals, silhouetted against a sky blue, with turquoise shades. As a symbol of life, Van Gogh chose the branches of the almond tree. One of the first flowering trees that, in the sunny south, announced the imminent spring in that February. The most beautiful poems to celebrate the arrival of spring
Here are some of the most beautiful and exciting poems to celebrate the arrival of spring, a season of extraordinary beauty and rebirth. Alma Tadema
These splendid girls by the painter Lawrence Alma Tadema announce the explosion of flowering and summer, and invite us, with romantic languor and refined indolence, to participate in the climate of rebirth. Claude Monet
The painting, created by Claude Monet in 1866-1867, interprets a spring day with great vivacity of touch and a chromatic brilliance hitherto unknown, which will lead to later works. The dominant colors are the white of the women’s fluffy dresses hit by the flood of sunlight and the green of the background. The flowering hedge of white flowers connects the luminous figures around the central tree. Giuseppe Arcimboldo
In the brilliant painting of the Arcimboldo, Spring and a woman composed of a large variety of flowers, with the head turned to the left The whole figure originates from a floral composition, the skin of the face and the lips are pink petals, buds and corollas , the hair is a colorful and luxuriant bouquet, the eyes are the berries of a beautiful woman. A necklace of daisies adorns her neck, while her body is covered by a vast forest of leaves of different shapes. Alfons Mucha
The sinuosity of the girl by Alfons Mucha transmits sensuality and freshness through the cadenced rhythm of the gait: the spring that slowly makes its way into the gloom of winter days is now almost over.
