The Pleasures of the Seasons: Spring, c. 1730, Johann Georg Platzer, Austrian, 1704 - 1760, 15 x 21 1/2 in. (38.1 x 54.61 cm) (panel)19 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. (50.17 x 67.31 cm) (outer frame), Oil on copper, Austria, 18th century, These people enjoying the pleasures of spring¡Xplaying music, dancing, and canoodling¡Xare the 18th-century equivalent of a bunch of college kids on spring break. Above the festive musicians and the dancing couple at the center, sculpted putti cavort on a large urn. At the left, lovemaking is more urgent, as a young couple embrace below a sculpture of Venus crowned by Cupid. Venus, the goddess of love, is traditionally associated with springtime.