Eros

1788 H: 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm) Citation Source image

Eros was the Greek god of love and in works of art is usually represented as a beautiful boy, close to adolescence. This statuette is an example of the French-inspired Rococo tradition as it developed in Belgium. Godecharle, who created sculptures for the park of Wespelaer, ne...

Sculpture

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Berwind [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, New York, 1939, no. 432; Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Company, Inc. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by purchase.
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