Focus on The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring (painting) and discuss the Composition.
The Terrace at Saint-Germain, Spring represents a panoramic view of the Seine Valley and captures the light associated with Springtime.  The painting portrays a seemingly limitless area of countryside.  The river is shown winding away from Paris, in the foreground, laborers work in a vineyard and a lone female walks through the orchard.  In the distance, there is a chateau, which housed the royal court until 1682.  Modern aspects of the painting include the steam-powered tugboats pulling barges and the railroad bridge.