Cupid Bound

Attributed to Raphael

Associated Names
Raphael

Artist, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image is a sketch depicting two infants. Only the upper half of their bodies is visible. One infant is positioned to the left, facing forward, while the other infant is to the right, facing to the side. Their facial features are outlined with simple curves and lines, indicating minimal detail. The hair is depicted with short strokes or shading, suggesting short hair. The infants are wrapped in a cloth that covers their torsos. The focus is on the general form rather than clothing details. There is no visible jewelry or objects held by the infants. The background is plain and consistent with the paper's texture, showing a light brown tone with visible grain and a circular stamp in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8.3 x 7.2 cm (3 1/4 x 2 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.47.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Janos Scholz Coll.?(red stamp, largely indecipherable)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Recent Aquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, appendix, repro.

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:199.

Inscriptions

in later hand, across bottom verso in graphite: RAPHAEL CIRCLE

Wikidata ID

Q64536904

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