Art Institute of Chicago
The Altar of Love
Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536)LinkedCulture matchlcp-a938295f75dd
- Date
- 1510/36
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 80163
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In this engraving, Cupid adorns the altar of love. Because war is the opponent of love, he is shown dominating a battle relief. The artist skillfully evoked a sense of color in the architecture by varying his engraved line. The swirls in the floor tiles represent the design of colored marble, whereas the columns are left white. The classicizing elements of architecture and mythological subjects attest to the revival of antiquity in the Renaissance.
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- Credit line
- The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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