Flora and Zephyr

Flora and Zephyr depicts a winged youth leaning in toward a seated, topless woman in a lush garden, their bodies and heads angled in an intimate convergence. The composition is arranged diagonally within a circular, medallion-like frame, with the green drapery and butterfly wings contrasting against Flora’s red cloth and floral crown as they embrace. The painting uses a warm, luminous palette, smooth, highly polished surfaces, and idealized forms characteristic of Bouguereau’s Academic style set against a detailed natural landscape.