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Source Description
The subject of a sleeping infant in ivory was popular with collectors as an amusing response to Greek or Roman statues of a sleeping Cupid that were known in the Renaissance. The Antwerp collector Nicholas Rochox treasured a fragment of a Roman "Sleeping Cupid" among his antiquities. Ivory is perfect for suggesting the soft, smooth skin of a baby.The piece is signed and dated by Artus Quellinus the Elder. His ability to work on an intimate as well as large scale was considered as evidence of his ingenuity. The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1576-1640) owned ivories by him.
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Document identity
localId
33196
label
Sleeping Infant
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33196
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sleeping Infant
description
The subject of a sleeping infant in ivory was popular with collectors as an amusing response to Greek or Roman statues of a sleeping Cupid that were known in the Renaissance. The Antwerp collector Nicholas Rochox treasured a fragment of a Roman "Sleeping Cupid" among his antiquities. Ivory is perfect for suggesting the soft, smooth skin of a baby.The piece is signed and dated by Artus Quellinus the Elder. His ability to work on an intimate as well as large scale was considered as evidence of his ingenuity. The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1576-1640) owned ivories by him.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase [in Amsterdam]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1641 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.1
height
12
depth
6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/4 × W: 4 3/4 × D: 2 3/8 in. (3.1 × 12 × 6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] A. Quelinus; [Date] 1641
med
ivory
creator_ids
4966
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
215
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
11ee061b9a4d0d93