Natura Docet - Il significato simbolico dei fiori nell'arte

Natura Docet. Il significato simbolico dei fiori nell'arte. The Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna, on the occasion of the XXV edition of Giardini&Terrazzi, the event dedicated to green and outdoor living to be held from May 6th to 8th, 2022 in the Giardini Margherita park, has created a digital path entitled "Natura docet, il significato simbolico dei fiori nell'arte", in collaboration with the Club Inner Wheel Valsamoggia - Terre D'Acqua.

Flowers have always aroused the interest of artists of all times and cultures with different meanings and roles: sometimes they are just decorative elements, other times they represent a true universe of symbols. The flowers depicted in the paintings in the collections of the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna lead us on an itinerary between sacred and secular art that spans the centuries from the fifteenth to the eighteenth and that takes us from the rooms of the Pinacoteca to the frescoed rooms of Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande. The route starts from the rooms of the Pinacoteca and next to some masterpieces you will find a symbolic image: just frame the latter with your smartphone to read a study of each work.