HAMEN, Juan van der (b. 1596, Madrid, d. 1631, Madrid) |
Offering to Flora1627Oil on canvas, 216 x 140 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid | ||
Van der Hamen's painting of the Offering to Flora is a visual poem that parallels the lyric verse of his time, in which he united his skills as portraitist and flower painter to produce one of the most beautiful paintings of the allegory of Spring.
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