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Flora and Zephyr

1730s
Not on view
The composition celebrates the end of winter through the union of Flora, Roman goddess of spring, and Zephyr, god of wind. Despite a preponderance of view paintings, Venetian artists specializing in figures—including Amigoni, Sebastiano Ricci, and Giovanni Pellegrini—also achieved international repute and received commissions throughout Europe. Amigoni painted this work in England, where he lived between 1729 and 1739.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flora and Zephyr
  • Artist: Jacopo Amigoni (Italian, Venice 1682–1752 Madrid)
  • Date: 1730s
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 84 x 58 in. (213.4 x 147.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rudolph and Lentilhon G. von Fluegge Foundation Inc. Gift, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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