Dance of Cupids

c. 1517-1520

Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael

Associated Names
Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist, Roman, c. 1480 - c. 1534

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image shows a group of cherubic figures holding hands in a circle. Each figure has rounded facial features, with chubby cheeks and small noses, and they all have short, curly hair. One figure has small wings on its back. The figures are nude and interacting closely with each other. The background is a plain, textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 10.3 × 16.5 cm (4 1/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 217

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

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

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64960135

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