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Source Description
Inspired by love poetry, the notion of Cupid as a hunter imagines the experience of falling in love as the result of an onrushing attack. Nobody is safe from Cupid's bow. His steed is depicted in full gallop, its front hooves lifted, a wonderful display of baroque energy and movement.The Italian sculptor Francesco Fanelli was active in England from about 1630 through 1642. In his treatise on architecture, he proudly described himself as "sculptor to the king of Great Britain." This is one of the models that he and his workshop produced in significant numbers during his years working for Charles I and his court; the version in the king's collection may have been the prototype.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32121
label
Cupid with a Bow on Horseback
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
32121
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cupid with a Bow on Horseback
description
Inspired by love poetry, the notion of Cupid as a hunter imagines the experience of falling in love as the result of an onrushing attack. Nobody is safe from Cupid's bow. His steed is depicted in full gallop, its front hooves lifted, a wonderful display of baroque energy and movement.The Italian sculptor Francesco Fanelli was active in England from about 1630 through 1642. In his treatise on architecture, he proudly described himself as "sculptor to the king of Great Britain." This is one of the models that he and his workshop produced in significant numbers during his years working for Charles I and his court; the version in the king's collection may have been the prototype.
provenance
Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1630-1639 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
figurines
bronzes
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.7
height
20.3
depth
11.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 3/4 × W: 8 × D: 4 1/2 in. (19.7 × 20.3 × 11.5 cm)
Source extras
reign
Charles I (AD 1625-1649)
med
bronze
creator_ids
3789
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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