Florentine Fete-The Boughs of Courtship, c.1911 by Maxfield Parrish

Maxfield Parrish’s works represent an escapist quality, presenting idylls into which one can flee everyday life. The romanticism and innocence of much of his work was never going to please the art critics, but it was embraced by millions of American households, many of whom would not normally show any interest in art.