Flora
Maker
Agostino Testa
(Italian, 1662 - 1735)
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Datelate 17th - early 18th century
Mediumlimestone
Dimensions80 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 20 in. (204.5 × 67.3 × 50.8 cm.)
base: 20 × 27 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.6 × 68.6 cm.)
overall: 99 1/2 × 27 × 27 in. (252.7 × 68.6 × 68.6 cm.)
DescriptionThis statue portrays Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, as a woman with flowers in her hair holding a basket of flowers.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On viewObject number20.42