Jean Joseph Taillasson, 1745-1809
Spring (or Flora) leading Cupid back to Nature, ca.1790/92, oil on canvas, 115×88,7 cm
In this painting Taillasson recalls the Roman festival Floralia, also known as the Florifertum, that celebrated the return of spring. The festivities included dancing, drinking, a set of games and theatrical presentations known as the Ludi Florales.
The young goddess Flora is borne along on a cloud blown by butterfly-winged heads of little zephyrs (light breezes). To signify the new life which spring brings, she sprinkles flowers and leads Cupid along by the hand.
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