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Seasons (The)

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In art. The four seasons have often been sculptured or painted by artists:

Poussin drew his symbolic characters from the Old Testament. Thus, Adam and Eve in Paradise represent Spring; Ruth in the cornfields represents Summer; Joshua and Caleb bringing grapes from the Land of Promise represent Autumn; and the Deluge represents Winter.

The Ancient Greeks characterised Spring by Mercury, Summer by Apollo, Autumn by Bacchus, and Winter by Hercules.

M. Girondet painted for the King of Spain four pictures, with allegoric character, from the Herculaneum.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Sea Deities
Sea-girt Isle
Sea-green Incorruptible (The)
Sea Legs
Sea Serpent
Seaboard
Seal
Seamy Side (The)
Seasons (The)
Sebaraim
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Second
Second-hand
Second Sight
Second Wind (The)
Second of Time (A)
Secondary Colours
Secret de Polichinelle (Le)