Venus Bedecking Cupid with a Garland of Roses
Maker
Unknown
Makerin the style of
Etienne Maurice Falconet
(French, 1716 - 1791)
Afterafter
Joseph Broche
or (French, ca. 1740 - after 1807)
Formerformerly attributed to
Etienne Maurice Falconet
(French, 1716 - 1791)
Additional Title(s)
- Venus and cupid
- Venus et l'armour
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Date1875-1900
Mediumwhite marble, with a white marble pedestal
Dimensions15 3/4 in. (40 cm.)
DescriptionVenus, half seated on draped rock, bedecking Cupid with garland of roses.
SignedPM 385 is written on the bottom in red paint
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThe imitation and reproduction of works of master sculptors was a common practice in 18th-century France. Falconet was one of the most renowned sculptors of the time, and his designs were used for the reproduction of small-scale marbles, like these sculptures of Venus and Cupid, both during his lifetime and over the next two centuries. Such replication responded to the demand from collectors for more decorative, mildly erotic figures and groups to place in domestic interiors.Status
On viewObject number18.13
