Flora
Workshop
Unknown
workshop, probably Paris
Afterafter
Antoine Coysevox
(French, 1640 - 1720)
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1850-1900
Mediumcast terracotta on sandstone pedestals
Dimensions66 x 36 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (167.6 x 92.1 x 69.9 cm.)
base: 21 x 37 x 38 in. (53.3 x 94 x 96.5 cm.)
DescriptionThis terracotta statue portrays Flora, the Roman goddess of spring.
SignedSigned: Coyzevox Ft. 1709
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThis large-scale statue portrays Flora, the goddess of spring and new growth in Roman mythology. Flora, who is usually associated with flowering plants, blossoming, and fertility, is holding a garland of flowers. Like the example on the other side of the hall, which portrays a female tree spirit, this is a 19th-century copy of a marble sculpture made by French sculptor Antoine Coysevox in 1709 for the gardens of the castle of Marly, a royal residence of King Louis XIV. The Huntingtons probably wanted to associate their gardens with French taste, as it was in vogue in the early 20th century and for this reason, they acquired both these terracotta statues.Status
On viewObject number10.156
