Why it matters
Finely dressed ladies and gentlemen lounge at the edge of an idyllic garden while cupids mingle among them. It is the apotheosis of the courtly Merry Company genre and anticipates the French fête champêtre of the next century.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1633.
- In 1666 it hung in the Spanish king's bedroom in the Royal Palace of Madrid.
- Early inventories called it The Garden Party.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Garden of Love (Rubens) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
