Summer Afternoon Painting Frame:Oak elegance A pale stone cottage nestles

A pale stone cottage nestles among tall conifers and leafy trees

The blush pinks

while shafts of diffused light filter through a sky brushed with silver-blue cloud

The painting speaks of solitude and the austere grandeur of highland winters

This is Arcimboldo's celebrated allegory of Summer

Summer Afternoon Painting Frame:Oak elegance A pale stone cottage nestlesA pale stone cottage nestles among tall conifers and leafy trees, half hidden behind a riot of summer blooms. Drifts of pink, white and lilac flowers spill across a sunlit lawn of soft green and gold, while the house glows warmly beneath a clear blue sky. The impressionist handling dissolves every detail into flecks of light and colour, so the whole garden seems to shimmer in the heat. It has the dreamlike charm of a country retreat at the height of