HD photographs of Goddess of Flowers statue in Jardin du Luxembourg - Page 461



We were again within the popular free garden called the Jardin du Luxembourg that is located in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris, when we took these high definition photos showing an antique marble statue called Flora, the Goddess of Flowers and Spring.

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Goddess of Flowers statue Flora
This first HD photo shows the marble statue of Flore, which is how it is spelt in French, and measuring a height of 1.95 metres, not including the stone base, this is one of the statues within the collection called the d'Apres l'Antique, and although it is an antique sculpture, the exact date of it is unknown.
Luxembourg Gardens Goddess of Flowers statue named Flora
However, according to the French Senate, who reside at the Palais du Luxembourg and take care of all the tourist attractions within these gardens, this statue of Flora was mentioned on the inventory dated Year XI, which is actually the French Republican Calendar developed during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte for artillery, and refers to the year 1803.
Goddess of Flowers statue on pedestal
Yet there are actually two statues called Flore that are located within the Jardin du Luxembourg, with the one on the eastern side of the garden being a replica, whereas the statue you can see in this photo is located almost opposite on the western side on the lower level of the garden below the terrace facing the Grand Basin.
Jardin du Luxembourg antique sculpture Flora
Also, unfortunately, the artist who produced this beautiful and elegant statue is unknown, yet the composition was based upon the Goddess of Flowers and Spring in Roman mythology and throughout the centuries she has been depicted in numerous statues, paintings and even on old Roman coins.
Statue of Flora the Goddess of Flowers
Now in Roman mythology she is known as Flora, yet her Greek counterpart was Chloris, and Flora had a twin sister called Fauna, so this is where the term flora and fauna comes from, relating to plant life and animal life, which is still widely used today.
Statue of Flora within 6th Arrondissement of Paris
And in this last photo you can see the opposite side of the marble statue called Flore, depicted with flowing robes, and in ancient Rome there was a festival dedicated to this deity or goddess, where fun and games, along with theatre productions were organised to celebrate the coming of spring as Flora who was meant to represent renewed growth and fertility in the plant word.

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Jardin du Luxembourg, Rue de Medicis / Rue de Vaugirard, 75006, Paris, Ile de France, France

Opening times (dawn to dusk)
7:30/8:30am to 4:30/9:30pm

Palais du Luxembourg statues


Clock bas reliefs
La Paix
La Guerre
La Sagesse
La Justice
l'Eloquence
La Prudence

Famous women and Queen statues


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Marie de Medicis
Marguerite d'Angouleme
Valentine de Milan
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Marguerite de Provence
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Sainte Bathilde
Berthe
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Etudiants morts dans la Resistance
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Stendhal
Le cri, l'ecrit
Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix statue
Eugene Delacroix water fountain
Ludvig Van Beethoven
Stefan Zweig
Paul Verlaine
Gabriel Vicaire
Edouard Branly
Jules Massenet
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Jose Maria de Heredia
Ossip Zadkine
Antoine Watteau
La Comtesse de Segur
Louis Ratisbonne
Charles Baudelaire
Ferdinand Fabre
Pierre Mendes France
Frederic Le Play
Hommage aux esclaves des colonies francaises

Antique statues


Marius debout sur les ruines de Carthage
Calliope
Vulcain
Flore east
Diane a la Biche
Goddess of Love
Minerve a la Chouette
Junon, Reine du Ciel
Venus au Dauphin
David vainqueur de Goliath

Other statues


Le Lion de Nubie et sa Proie
Harde de Cerfs
Joies de la Famille
Archidamas
Triomphe de Silene
l'Hiver
l'Effort
La Messagere
Psyche sous l'emprise du mystere
Sainte Suzanne
La Femme aux Pommes
Le Silence
L'Acteur Grec
Faune Dansant
Il Dispetto
La Bocca Della Verita
Velleda
Le Marchand de Masques
Polyphemus
Lion
La Peinture
Enfants supportant une vasque

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Jean-Francois Millet
Theodore Rousseau
Antoine Louis Barye
Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix
Jean Jacques Pradier
Jean Auguste Dominique
David d'Angers
Pierre Paul Prud'Hon
Francois Rude
Baron Antoine Gros

Related information


Map of Paris statues
Jardin du Luxembourg
Jardin du Luxembourg history
Jardin du Luxembourg map
Palais du Luxembourg
Palais du Luxembourg history
Palais du Luxembourg photos
Le Petit Luxembourg Palace
Le Petit Luxembourg Palace history
Musee du Luxembourg
Musee du Luxembourg history
Fontaine Medicis
Fontaine Medicis photos
Fontaine de Leda
Fontaine de Leda photos
Theatre des Marionnettes du Jardin du Luxembourg
Pavillon Davioud
Pavillon Davioud photos
Beehives photos
L’Orangerie du Jardin du Luxembourg
Orangerie photos
Rose garden
Flowers in Jardin du Luxembourg
250 year old orange tree
Historical tree

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Paris Metro lines 4, 12
Bus lines 21, 27
Bus line 38
Bus line 58
Bus lines 82, 83, 84, 89
Night bus line N14
Night bus line N21
Night bus line N122
RER Train line B

Attractions close by


Jardin des Grands Explorateurs
Place Edmond-Rostand
Francois Garnier monument
Marechal Ney monument
La Closerie des Lilas restaurant
Musee Zadkine
Musee Bible et Terre Sainte
Eglise Saint Joseph des Carmes
Maison d’Auguste Comte
Refectoire des Cordeliers
Square Paul Painleve
The Pantheon
Musee Curie
Musee du Service de Sante des Armees
Musee de Cluny
La Coupole Brasserie
Musee du Compagnonnage
Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont