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MATTHEUS VAN BEVEREN. Cupid on a lion

Cupid on a lion. Artist: Mattheus van Beveren (Flemish, Antwerp ca. 1630-1690 Brussels). Culture: Flemish. Dimensions: Height (statuette): 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); Height (base): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: ca. 1675-90.
The winged Cupid subduing a ferocious lion embodies the notion that "love conquers all," drawn from Ovid and Virgil. In van Beveren's realization of this popular artistic theme, love is represented as a putto, or winged infant. The portrayal of Cupid as a chubby child dates to the Renaissance, as does the virtually indistinguishable imagery of infant angels in the sacred context of the same artist's Lamentation (see 64.164.242).

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Author: MATTHEUS VAN BEVEREN (ca. 1630-1690)

Title: Cupid on a lion

Caption: Cupid on a lion. Artist: Mattheus van Beveren (Flemish, Antwerp ca. 1630-1690 Brussels). Culture: Flemish. Dimensions: Height (statuette): 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); Height (base): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: ca. 1675-90. The winged Cupid subduing a ferocious lion embodies the notion that "love conquers all," drawn from Ovid and Virgil. In van Beveren's realization of this popular artistic theme, love is represented as a putto, or winged infant. The portrayal of Cupid as a chubby child dates to the Renaissance, as does the virtually indistinguishable imagery of infant angels in the sacred context of the same artist's Lamentation (see 64.164.242).

Technique/material: Statuette: ivory; base: wood, ebony and ivory

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 3188 × 4257 px | 38.8 MB

Print size: 27.0 × 36.0 cm | 1255.1 × 1676.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ANATOMY: BONES • BONE • EBONY • EUROPE • EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS • FIGURINES • FLANDERS • IVORY • MATTHEUS VAN BEVEREN • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MINIATURE • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE-MINIATURE • STATUES • STATUETTE: IVORY; BASE: WOOD, EBONY AND IVORY • WOOD