Sleeping Cupid

c. 1640

Lorenzo Loli after Guido Reni

Associated Names
Lorenzo Loli

Artist, Italian, 1612 - 1690

Guido Reni

Artist After, Bolognese, 1575 - 1642

The image shows a cherub-like figure lying stretched out on their stomach. The figure's head is turned to the side, with curly hair framing their face. Prominent wings extend gracefully from the figure's back. The figure appears nude, with detailed shading emphasizing the body contours. There are no visible objects or jewelry. The background consists of soft, flowing lines suggesting a natural landscape with trees or shrubs and a clear sky, enclosed in an oval frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bert Freidus

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13 x 19.7 cm (5 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 13.3 x 19.8 cm (5 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.89.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pia Gallo, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

by later hand, across center verso in graphite: V. 18. Loli / 81 ti / APO15111

Wikidata ID

Q76347460

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