A young woman looks down at fallen rose petals as her suitor bends to kiss her hand. The petals symbolise the fragility of young love, the theme of this courtship scene. Arthur Hughes heightened the paintings emotional charge by using deep and vivid colours. He had married his early and only love, Tryphena Ford, in the winter before this painting was first exhibited. The scrupulous depiction of naturalistic detail and texture here shows great dexterity and was greatly admired by the critic John Ruskin. The painting was bought by the writer and design entrepreneur William Morris.
阿瑟·休斯(Arthur Hughes)油画作品四月的爱April Love欣赏
四月的爱April Love细节图欣赏：
金发的年轻女子细节图
追求者亲吻手背细节图
紫裙子细节图
窗台外细节图
绿植和花瓣细节图
