Flora and Zephyrus (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)
Medium
tapestry weave
Dimensions
324.5 × 295 cm
Classification
Tapestry
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum
Accession Number
1956.325.2
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
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 tapestr...