Marble statue of a kneeling winged Cupid on a relief pedestal – Historic Reproduction
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Marble statue of a kneeling winged Cupid on a relief pedestal. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Marble statue of a kneeling winged Cupid on a relief pedestal
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Cupid is shown here as a kneeling winged youth in marble, resting on a relief-decorated pedestal rather than standing free, a pose that suggests a figure caught in a moment of quiet attention. Sculptors in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries returned often to Cupid, the Roman god of desire, because he let them combine classical myth with a playful, human softness that could suit both a garden and a drawing room. Marble figures like this one were prized for their smooth, light-catching surfaces, and the relief panels on the base give the piece a narrative frame worth studying up close.
| Original scan | 850 × 1,181 px |
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| Reference | Img127 |
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