Cupid (Amor)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cupid (Amor)

Johann LissLinkedCulture matchlcp-4f0b4aee8f10

Date
c. 1630
Medium
oil on canvas
Culture
Germany
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
145452

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Johann Liss studied in Holland and Antwerp, and later (about 1620) traveled to Rome and Venice. His painting of Cupid—also known as Amor, the god of love—displays rich colors and fluid brushwork that were influenced by past Venetian masters (Titian, Tintoretto, or Veronese), while the deep contrasts of light and shadow reveal a stylistic debt to Caravaggio. The directness of Cupid’s gaze and the concentrated energy of his pose create a strong connection with the viewer. Liss skillfully combined Dutch, Flemish, and Italian styles to create his own distinct manner.

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Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Provenance
1971 - Present: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio | Until 1971: (Heim Gallery, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | Likely Beginning in 1959: Probably Enrica Basevi, Genoa1 | 1936 - 1959: Alessandro Basevi [1877-1959], Genoa, probably by descent to his daughter, Enrica Basevi1 | 1936: (Galleria Pesaro, Milan, probably sold through Mauro Pellicioli to Alessandro Basevi)1 | Until 1936: Agosti and Mendoza collection, probably consigned to the Galleria Pesaro1

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