Flora by Jan Massys: Flemish painter of Mannerism | Artworks Explained

Roman goddess of flowers and prosperity, Flora, sits contentedly in a garden holding in a gesture of triumph a small bouquet of red and white carnations, representing love and fortune, an allegory for the peace and prosperity of Antwerp, the city depicted in the background.
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Jan Massys (also Matsys or Metsys) (1509-1575 in Antwerp) was an important Flemish painter of Mannerism, son of Quentin Massys the Elder and probably trained by him. After his father's death in 1530 he continued his father's studio and was accepted as a master in the Guild of St Luke in 1532. He trained Frans van Tuylt as well as Frans de Witte as his pupils. In 1544 he had to go into exile because of heresy.

Expelled from his homeland by the Inquisition, he arrived in Genoa in 1550 at the court of the admiral of the emperor and ruler of Genoa, Andrea Doria, and became his court painter for six years. Probably his best-known work is "Loth and his Daughters", c. 1565 (Cognac, France, Musée Municipal). In 1558 he returned to Antwerp and remained there until his death in 1575.

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