Summer"Doré, best known for illustrations of the Bible and Dante's 'Divine Comedy', painted many landscapes of Switzerland, Scotland, and France, but this work is unique. A slice of nature from a bug's-eye view, it seems to be an allegory of rejuvenation and the transience of life. Hollyhocks, morning-glories, dandelions, daisies, thistles, and other weeds battle for survival, and butterflies and dragonflies feed on them. The scythe, a traditional symbol of death, lies rusting in the foreground, and in contrast to the luxuriance of nature, a ruined building is moldering in the background."
Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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