Why it matters
A beautiful woman holds out a handful of spring flowers while clasping a pink mantle to her. Some see her as a courtesan, others as a symbol of married love; the flowers link her to Flora, the goddess of spring.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1515.
- Rembrandt quoted it in his Saskia as Flora.
- In the 18th century it was wrongly attributed to Palma the Elder.
- It came to the Uffizi through an exchange with Vienna.
Based on the Wikipedia article Flora (Titian) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
