Cherubs holding a flower-filled shell basket with red ribbons – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Cherubs holding a flower-filled shell basket with red ribbons, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Cherubs holding a flower-filled shell basket with red ribbons
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Two cherubs hold up a shell-shaped basket brimming with flowers, its red ribbons trailing through the composition. The subject belongs to a long tradition in European decorative art, where cherubs, the chubby infant attendants of Christian imagery, were borrowed to celebrate abundance, love and the passing of seasons rather than sacred scenes alone. Garlands and baskets of blossom like this one were popular in the eighteenth century, when artists and designers drew on Italian Baroque and French Rococo models for ornament on walls, ceilings, furniture and printed sheets. Look closely at the ribbons and the soft modeling of the children's bodies to see how the image balances playful charm with classical grace.
| Original scan | 655 × 906 px |
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| Reference | Angels098 |
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