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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.

Works from the collections

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    Cupids: four examples of the relations between heavenly and profane love. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.

    Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609. | Date: [between 1670 and 1679?] | Reference: 11621i
    Part of: Paintings by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Etchings by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
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    Cupid learning to read the letters of the alphabet. Engraving after A. Allegri, il Corrreggio.

    Correggio, 1489?-1534. | Reference: 23691i
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    Cupid, floating on a cloud, is seated on a basket of flowers; representing the season spring. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1797, after W. Hamilton.

    Hamilton, William, 1751-1801. | Date: [1797] | Reference: 3043721i
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    Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

    Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660. | Date: 1695 | Reference: 23618i
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    Cupid. Etching by P. Vitali after G. Reni.

    Reni, Guido, 1575-1642. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799?] | Reference: 2124993i

Related topics

Love
Bow and arrow
Angels
Loggia di Psiche (Villa della Farnesina)
Chariots
Centaurs
Fires
Rape
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Forge shops

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