The Spring (La Source), Jean Marc Nattier (1738)

The Spring (La Source) is a luminous celebration of renewal and grace—an allegorical portrait of youth and nature reborn. The young woman, long mistaken for a princess, cradles a vase of water that symbolizes purity, life, and the awakening season. Nattier’s loose, fluid brushwork and elegant modeling infuse the scene with a dreamlike charm, making nature feel at once ideal and intimately human. Jean‑Marc Nattier (1685–1766) was a French Rococo painter best known for his refined portraits of aristocratic women and mythological allegories. With this piece, he taps into the eighteenth-century taste for elegance and symbolism, blending portraiture and allegory in a way that feels both socially sophisticated and spiritually serene. Product Details: Cotton and polyester canvas on Radiata pine wood frame sourced from renewable forests. Includes back mounting. Due to variation in monitor settings, finished products may appear different than they do on your screen. To offer a broad range of si