In Roman mythology,
Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring. Her festival, the Floralia, was held in April or early May and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, and fertility
Henrietta Rae: 'Zephyrus wooing Flora'
Claude Vignon: 'Flora', 1630s
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau: 'Flora And Zephyr', 1875
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669): 'Sakia as Flora', 1634
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Hans Thoma: 'The The Goddess Flora', 1882
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Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842): 'Flora'
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Louise Abbéma (1853-1927): 'Flora', 1913
In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring. Her festival, the Floralia, was held in April or early May and symbolized the renewal of the cycle of life, and fertility
Henrietta Rae: 'Zephyrus wooing Flora'
Claude Vignon: 'Flora', 1630s+-+Flora+And+Zephyr+(1875).bmp)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: 'Flora And Zephyr', 1875Saski+as+Flora.bmp)
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669): 'Sakia as Flora', 1634.bmp)
Hans Thoma: 'The The Goddess Flora', 1882Flora.bmp)
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842): 'Flora'Flora.bmp)
4 comments:
Hi!! How beautiful selection!the images of Flora are all so lovely..and Bouguereau..always make me happy his paintings! Thanks for share!
It was so easy to make a beautiful post...all the images are so lovely...flowers, spring and joy :O))) Thanks for you comment, Maria!!
A post that might interest you (about spring) :
http://carmensabes.blogspot.com/2009/04/spirit-of-spring-paintings.html
Hi Dsata! Thanks for the link...so beautifullllll!
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