Flora is an oil painting by Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to around 1515 and now held at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The work was reproduced in numerous 16th century etchings. It portrays an idealized beautiful woman, a model established in the Venetian school by Titian's master Giorgione with his Laura. Her left hands holds a pink-shaded mantle, while another holds a handful of flowers and leaves. The meaning of the painting is disputed: some, basing for example to inscriptions added to the 16th century reproductions, identifies the woman as a courtesan; other consider it a symbol of nuptial love, although her dress is not a dressing one. The identification with Flora, the ancient goddess of Spring and vegetation, derives from the presence of Spring flowers in her hands.


 Product Details

Year Created: 1515
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 80 cm x 63 cm
Price: $800.00
Genres: Renaissance
High Renaissance
Subjects: People
Uffizi Museum

Native Museum Name: Galleria degli Uffizi
Residing Country: Italy
Residing City: Florence
Lattitude: 44
Longitude: 11

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