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Flora (also La Columbina or Columbine) is a painting by Francesco Melzi, completed c. 1520. [1] It depicts the Roman mythological figure Flora, the goddess of springtime and flowers, a popular subject among Renaissance artists. [2] The painting was in the collection of Maria de’ Medici in 1649 and has been in the collection of Hermitage ...
Francesco Melzi, or Francesco de Melzi (1491–1567), was an Italian painter born into a family of the Milanese nobility in Lombardy. He became a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and remained as his closest professional assistant throughout his career. After da Vinci's death he became the literary executor of all da Vinci's papers, editing them into ...
To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death in 2019, 'Leonardo’s Legacy: Francesco Melzi and the Leonardeschi' celebrated the work of Leonardo’s followers, the ‘Leonardeschi’. At its heart was Melzi’s 'Flora', an exceptional loan from the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, which had recently undergone restoration.
Flora. The model for this painting, formerly thought to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci, was believed to be a lady from the retinue of King Francis I, Leonardo's last patron. It is now known to have been painted by Francesco Melzi, Leonardo's favourite pupil. Flora, the ancient goddess of vegetation, is depicted with flowers executed ...
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Flora. -. Oil on panel, 65 x 55 cm. Galleria Borghese, Rome. This fascinating, albeit damaged, painting of the goddess of flowers and gardens is an important document of Leonardesque painting in Rome. Although the attribution to Melzi is still open to debate, the imagery here is in line with Melzi's two most notable works, the Flora (St ...
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Jun 6, 2019 · This exquisite painting by Francesco Melzi depicts Flora, the goddess of springtime and flowers, seated in a leafy grotto sprouting with fern and ivy. Flora’s exposed breast and the way she tenderly inspects a sprig of aquilegia – a symbol of fertility – emphasise her role as ‘mother of flowers’.
