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Portrait of a Young Lady as Flora
I t became common in the 18th century for women to have their portraits painted in a variety of roles – as a shepherdess or a mythological figure. This woman appears as Flora, the goddess of vegetation and fertility. She wears a costume, inspired by antiquity, that leaves one breast bare. In earlier times, bare breasts could symbolise maternity, but here there is more of an erotic overtone. The po…
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1811
- 1811
Provenance
- Gift of the heirs of Ernst Davidsson 1919
Identifier
- NM 2187
- 19247
Extent
- Mått 72 x 60 cm
Format
- Oil on canvas
- Oil painting
Year
- 1811
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:17.135Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:48.150Z