Plate with Cupid

ca. 1525-1540 (Renaissance) 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm) (w.) Citation Source image

In the center of this plate, Cupid, god of love, is shown as an infant wrapped in twine and holding a palm and flower, likely representing an allegory or a contemporary saying that is no longer identifiable. Cupid was often portrayed as a playful and mischievous child (for exa...

Artifact

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32461
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object
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normalized
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Seligmann, New York, until 1905 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, March 14, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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2
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