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Source Description
This statue shows the Three Graces with Cupid. Two of the Graces hold up Cupid and feed him grapes, while the third is bending down and looking up at him. There is a pot of grapes at their feet as well as a grape vine wrapping around one of the Graces. They have loose flowing clothing falling off.
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Document identity
localId
17956
label
Statuette with Cupid Borne by the Three Graces
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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17956
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object
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normalized
title
Statuette with Cupid Borne by the Three Graces
description
This statue shows the Three Graces with Cupid. Two of the Graces hold up Cupid and feed him grapes, while the third is bending down and looking up at him. There is a pot of grapes at their feet as well as a grape vine wrapping around one of the Graces. They have loose flowing clothing falling off.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Musuem, 1931.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuary groups
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] On top surface of base: R; On edge: 9
med
porcelain biscuit, soft paste (?)
creator_ids
6229
1916
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5999327ec885c5a5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7553ee2673513e46
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no
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no