The lecture will help to see how flowers and plants in painting transformed into a language of hidden meanings, hints, and feelings. The discussion of lilies, tulips, and other symbols will show that flora in art is not just a beautiful background, but a way to speak about purity, transience, memory, and philosophical ideas that artists hid in the details of the canvas. Through flora, artists of different eras conveyed hidden messages, hinted at feelings, and spoke about purity, transience, hope, and memory. This approach makes the acquaintance with painting deeper: the painting ceases to be just an image and begins to be read as a complex text filled with symbols and subtle meanings. The uniqueness of the lecture is that it connects the history of art with observation and the ability to decipher details. The listeners will learn how the meaning of flora changed from the Renaissance to modernism, why the lily was perceived as a sign of purity, and how a wilted tulip reminded of the fragility and transience of life. Through such examples, painting becomes closer and clearer: it seems as if a way to see a whole system of cultural codes behind familiar images is revealed to the viewer. Entertainment in Kazan is collected on our website.