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Cupid

Roman deity, counterpart of Eros

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Images featuring Cupid

59 images from works
  • A man behind a woman who is combing her hair; representing the sense of sight. Engraving.
  • Cupids: four examples of the relations between heavenly and profane love. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
  • As a mouse runs up a young woman's leg, young man lifts her skirt and the cat catches it. Engraving by V. Pillement and C. Niquet after E. Le Bel.
  • Cupid learning to read the letters of the alphabet. Engraving after A. Allegri, il Corrreggio.
  • Venus and a maid teaching Cupids to swim. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • Three interlinked scenes of a fisherman with his nets, Cupid pointing an arrow at a young couple who are contemplating marriage and a physician. Etching.
  • A centaur with Cupid. Etching by F. Perrier.
  • The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.
  • The rape of Europa. Engraving by J. Frey after F. Albani.
  • Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
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Love
Bow and arrow
Angels
Loggia di Psiche (Villa della Farnesina)
Chariots
Centaurs
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Rape
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
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