Last of series of paintings of the four seasons, using the underlying Greek myth of Persephone and Hades and Demeter, in which Persephone eats the pomegranate which Hades offers her knowing that she will therefore forever remain attached to him and the underworld. Also the reference to the holly(men) and ivy(women) singing groups who competed against each other in Medieva...
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