Thank you - Matsys (or Matsijs) is since long one of my favorites! What a masterly celebration of feminine beauty! It is fascinating to compare his 'Flora' with 'Judith with head of Holofernes' and 'Venus of Cythera'. I think it is the same model in the three paintings, but what a difference in mood and emotion... I like to think that 'Flora' is maybe a personification of the then emerging science of botany.
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Thank you - Matsys (or Matsijs) is since long one of my favorites! What a masterly celebration of feminine beauty! It is fascinating to compare his 'Flora' with 'Judith with head of Holofernes' and 'Venus of Cythera'. I think it is the same model in the three paintings, but what a difference in mood and emotion... I like to think that 'Flora' is maybe a personification of the then emerging science of botany.
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