Evelyn De Morgan
British painter Evelyn de Morgan, born on August 30, 1855 in London, England; He died in London, England, on 2 May 1919. Linked early in his career with the later period of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, he was influenced by Edward Bern-Jones and Botticelli and worked in a range of styles, including Aestheticism, Romanticism and Symbolism. Her paintings are figurative, placing the female body in front through the use of spiritual, mythological and allegorical themes. They rely on a series of metaphors (such as light and darkness, transformation and bondage) to express what some scholars consider spiritualistic and feminist.
Flora
Romantic style
Mythological genre
99cm×88cm
Oil on canvas created in 1894
Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers, especially associated with spring, and her festival, Floralia (Floralia), runs from April 28 to May 3 every year. The scroll is in Italian and translates as follows:
I'm from Florence and I'm Flora
The city is named after a flower
I was born among the flowers and now have a different home
I live in the mountains of Scotshe
Welcome and let me be your treasure in the fog of the north
Flora is depicted in front of a Nescola or loquat tree that blossoms and bears fruit in the spring. Some small birds such as the pale-headed swallow Chaffinch and the western goldfinch Siskin can be seen in the trees. Flora's robe had a Florentine flower motif, which fell from her buttons and scattered at her feet.
Completed entirely in Florence, the painting is a celebration of the city and its Renaissance artists – it was clearly inspired by Botticelli's Primavera (below). The painting was bought by one of Evelyn's few regular patrons, Scottish shipowner William Imrie, perhaps drawn to the story of Scotia mentioned in the painting. Perhaps attracted by the Scotland mentioned in the painting. He also commissioned Cassandra and Helen of Troy, both of which featured Jane Hayles as a model.
Botticelli
The Spring 春
1482 314 x 203 cm
Collection of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
The Three Graces from Primavera
This beautiful frame is made of carved pine wood with a gilded surface. It is based on the "tondo" frame style of the early Italian Renaissance. The "ring" part on the side is decorated with motifs of "ribbons and flowers", probably contemporaneous with this painting.
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