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Flora and Zephyrus (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)
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In an abundant garden of trees and flowers, the goddess Flora sits beneath a vase of luscious flowers as her husband, the west wind Zephyrus, carried by a white cloud, reaches out to crown her with a floral chaplet. In this tapestry, Zephyrus’s wings resemble those of a butterfly or moth rather than a bird. The ravishing landscape echoes Flora and Zephyrus as springtime divinities. The parrot in the foreground is a colorful intermediary between the viewer and the gods represented in this tapestry.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFlora and Zephyrus (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses), 1704–1731. Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Tapestry weave; overall: 324.5 x 295 cm (127 3/4 x 116 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum, 1956.325.2
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