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A young man and woman stand in a lush woodland, the woman adorned with floral garlands while the man presents a small bouquet. Sheep and lambs graze at their feet near a stream, while in the upper right, a winged figure representing Zephyrus or Cupid blows a gentle breeze from the clouds. The scene captures the renewal of nature and the traditional association of spring with youth and romance.

As part of a 'Four Seasons' cycle, this print reflects the early modern preoccupation with the cyclical nature of time and the macrocosm-microcosm relationship. In natural philosophy, Spring was linked to the element of Air and the Sanguine temperament, illustrating the perceived correspondence between seasonal shifts and human physiology.