Four figures join hands in a circular dance at the center of the scene, each draped in flowing classical garments of blue, white, orange, and brown, their bodies turning in rhythm as they move across a sunlit clearing. At the left edge, a double-faced herma stands garlanded with flowers beside a slender tree, while another child sits below, playing with a shallow dish. A chariot drawn by four horses and surrounded by flying figures appears in the sky above the dancers, partially obscured by dark clouds.

One of the winged infants at the lower right sits on a blue cloth and holds an hourglass upright with both hands. The seated old man at the right has large grey wings and a long white beard, and he holds a lyre in his left hand. The infant at the lower left is nude except for a draped orange cloth and holds a small object to its mouth while looking outward.

A rectangular stone plinth stands at the far left, supporting the double-faced herma and garland. The background landscape features distant blue hills and sparse, delicate trees silhouetted against the horizon. A tall, slender tree with sparse brown leaves rises behind the dancers on the left, its branches extending into the sky.

The upper corners of the painting are filled with swirling grey and blue clouds, with a patch of bright blue sky at the top right. The stone structure at the far right edge is rendered in muted grey tones and has a sharply defined cornice. The dancers’ shadows fall softly onto the ground, with the light accentuating the folds and sheen of their garments. The light in the painting falls from the upper left, illuminating the dancers’ skin and garments, while the background recedes into a cool, misty landscape under a sky of swirling greys and blues.

The composition is carefully balanced, with the ring of dancers forming the painting’s central focus, flanked by the static herma on one side and the seated figure of Time on the other, creating a sense of perpetual motion and stability. The brushwork is smooth and precise, with delicate transitions between light and shadow, and subtle modeling of flesh and drapery that reveal the artist’s control and clarity of line.