This painting shows a group of people gathered outdoors, surrounded by dark, olive-green trees. Elegantly dressed people with light skin interact, two standing in the center in between groups sitting on the left and right. In the center are a woman in a flowing yellow gown and a man with a green cape and a red cap with a tall white feather. The people sitting on either side, including men, women, and children, look towards the two in the center or turn towards each other, speaking. In the distance on the right, there is a gap between the tall trees, revealing a blue sky with white clouds…
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Fête Champêtre

painter Anonymous Artist

artist after Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater (French, 1695 - 1736)

18th or 19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 38.1 x 47 cm (15 x 18 1/2 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Timken Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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