Shadow play: Zephyr and Flora, garden statuary by Corradini, 18th century
Antonio Corradini (1668-1752) supplied this and other marble statue groups for the gardens in Dresden of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony. It depicts Flora the ancient Roman goddess of flowering plants and Zephyrus god of the West Wind.
About life sized.
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Shadow play: Zephyr and Flora, garden statuary by Corradini, 18th century
Antonio Corradini (1668-1752) supplied this and other marble statue groups for the gardens in Dresden of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony. It depicts Flora the ancient Roman goddess of flowering plants and Zephyrus god of the West Wind.
About life sized.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1,699
views
2
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0
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Uploaded on May 2, 2010
Taken on January 25, 2010