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Cupid, Roman God of Desire
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Title:
Cupid, Roman God of Desire
Caption:
Seated Cupid by Etienne Maurice Falconet, 1757, housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus, and is known in Latin also as Amor ("Love"). His Greek counterpart is Eros. Although Eros appears in Classical Greek art as a slender winged youth, during the Hellenistic period, he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. During this time, his iconography acquired the bow and arrow that represent his source of power: a person, or even a deity, who is shot by Cupid's arrow is filled with uncontrollable desire.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
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Image size:
2683 x 4173 px | 32.0 MB
Print size:
22.7 x 35.3 cm | 8.9 x 13.9 in (300 dpi)
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