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Cupid and Ganymede; Cupid and Psyche (Gérard) Cupid and Psyche (van Dyck) Cupid and the Graces; Cupid Complaining to Venus; Cupid Crowned by Psyche; Cupid Disarmed (Watteau) Cupid Making His Bow; The Cupid Seller (fresco) Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus
Cupid Making His Bow (c. 1533–1535) is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Parmigianino. It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna , Austria . History
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Cupid was the enemy of chastity, and the poet Ovid opposes him to Diana, the virgin goddess of the hunt who likewise carries a bow but who hates Cupid's passion-provoking arrows. [71] Cupid is also at odds with Apollo, the archer-brother of Diana and patron of poetic inspiration whose love affairs almost always end disastrously. Ovid jokingly ...
Cupid Carving His Bow is a marble sculpture by the Flemish artist François Duquesnoy.The sculpture might be the first notable work in marble by Duquesnoy. [1] According to Estelle Lingo: "The significance that the infant putto held for Duquesnoy's vision of the Greek style is demonstrated most clearly by the Cupid carving his bow."
Cupid's Span is an outdoor sculpture by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, installed along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, in the United States. The 70-foot (21 m) sculpture, commissioned by Gap Inc. founders Donald and Doris F. Fisher , depicts a partial bow and piece of an arrow.
Cupid, the Roman interpretation of Eros, is often portrayed as a fantastic, mischievous winged baby with a bow and arrow. Eros, the Greek equivalent, is often depicted in as a young man and Psyche as a young woman. Bouguereau chose to portray the characters of Cupid and Psyche as young children, almost babies.
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