flora one statues mythical divinities and allegorical figures the front italian garden villa carlotta

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Flora, one of 12 statues of mythical divinities and allegorical figures on the front of the Italian garden of Villa Carlotta.

Pictured is Flora, one of twelve statues of mythical divinities and allegorical figures decorating the stone balustrade of the Italian garden of Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo on Lake Como. The statues date to the first years of the 18th century and the medium is Candoglia marble. Their meaning is linked to the rhythms and pleasures of rural life.