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A man in late 16th-century attire plays a lute while a woman follows along in a songbook, seated beneath a leafy tree. A winged Cupid is perched in the branches above, drawing his bow to strike the pair with the spark of love. The scene is set within a lush garden landscape, symbolizing the renewal of life and the pursuit of courtly love during the vernal season.

As part of a series on the Four Seasons, this engraving reflects the Renaissance interest in the correspondence between the natural cycles of the year and human temperament. The inclusion of music and Cupid links the work to Neo-Platonic concepts of cosmic harmony and the transformative power of Eros as a force of nature.