# Flora and Zephyrus (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)

- By: Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
- Date: 1704–1731
- Medium: tapestry weave
- Classification: Tapestry
- Dimensions: Overall: 324.5 x 295 cm (127 3/4 x 116 1/8 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.325.2)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.325.2/1956.325.2_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In an abundant garden of trees and flowers, the goddess Flora sits beneath a vase of luscious flowers as her husband, the west wind Zephyrus, carried by a white cloud, reaches out to crown her with a floral chaplet. In this tapestry, Zephyrus’s wings resemble those of a butterfly or moth rather than a bird. The ravishing landscape echoes Flora and Zephyrus as springtime divinities. The parrot in the foreground is a colorful intermediary between the viewer and the gods represented in this tapestry.