Cupid Complaining to Venus

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Cupid Complaining to Venus

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Date
c. 1540–46
Medium
lead
Culture
Germany, Nuremberg
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
151818

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This plaquette interprets an ancient Greek poem by Theocritus. Having been stung by a swarm of bees after attempting to steal their honey, Cupid sought refuge in the arms of his mother Venus, the goddess of love. Surprised that such small creatures could cause such great pain, Venus reminded Cupid, that like the sting of a bee, love’s arrow could be dangerous.

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Credit line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance
Probably Max Rosenheim, 1849-1911 (Vienna, Austria) and/or Maurice Rosenheim, died 1922 (England). | Cyril Humphris, Ltd. (London, England). | Blumka Gallery (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1984.

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