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 et l'armour
Venus and cupid

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

Status

Not on view

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.

Object number18.13