Cupid Playing on a Lyre

c. 1500

Paduan 16th Century

Associated Names
Paduan 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture depicts a winged cherub or cupid figure seated and holding a lyre. The figure has delicate features and curly hair. It is made of metallic material with a bronze color and dark patina accents. There is a small hole near the top center. The sculpture has a rectangular shape with rounded edges and uneven wear. The style is classical, reminiscent of Renaissance or Baroque design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 4.39 × 3.15 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
    gross weight: 3.45 gr (0.008 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.377

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 253.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 227.

Markings

Reverse bears former inventory number 279 in red paint (Dreyfus collection).

Wikidata ID

Q63814796

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