#flospiration

Frida Kahlo. 

Florence instagrammed a picture of this amazing print here. It is an 18th Century fashion plate of a fanciful woman wearing a miniature ship in her 'powdered and pomaded hair'! This blog explains that, far from being just a novelty, these hairpieces 'celebrated specific naval victories and advertised their wearers' patriotism and political acumen.' How awesome! I'd love to see Florence wearing one of these.

Procession of the Magi (fresco series), by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459-1461. Hi all! I was just looking through some art images and came across TWO faces I recognised! Florence has two prints that show details of figures from an incredible cycle of frescoes, painted over three walls in the Magi Chapel, Florence, Italy, completed in 1461. You can see the entire series here.  The subject of the frescoes is the Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, but the Medici family also had political motives in mind which are another layer represented in the work.  I'll post the details next! 

Hi everyone! I wasn't successful in finding the exact prints behind Florence in this photo, but I found something which appears to be quite similar - particularly to the one on the far right! This plate is part of a series of hand-coloured plates showing Dutch daily life. Perhaps Florence's series show something similar? 

Hi guys! Sorry about the loooooong absence!  These US Vogue shots are just too beautiful to pass up! This is Flo's room and the photo gives us a good glimpse at the artworks above her bed. I'll try and suss them out, though I'm not sure how much luck I'll have. But bask in this gorgeous picture in the mean time!