Murals by William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) decorate many public buildings: the Onondaga County Court House in Syracuse, NY; City Hall in Buffalo, NY; the State Capitol Building in Albany, NY; and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.After a life of international travel, Dodge and his wife, Francesca, built a home in Setauket on the north shore of Long Island. Their dream house, in the Greek Revival style, they called Villa Francesca. In this painting, along with Francesca Dodge, notice the iris and roses of spring. In the center of the fountain, Pan plays his flute as the gargoyles spray jets of water at his feet. An idyll indeed.
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