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Jupiter Fondling Cupid (after Raphael)

Drawing
17th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker

One of 37 sheets with copies of frescoes and mosaics originally by several artists including Raphael, Gianfrancesco Penni, Francesco Salviati and other artists. They are copied from Santa Maria del Popolo, Santa Maria della Pace and the Villa Farnesina, Rome.
A depiction of 'Jupiter Fondling Cupid' where there are two male figures. 'Jupiter', on the right, is holding the face of 'Cupid' in a kiss. Cupid has wings and his standing next to Jupiter with an arrow in one hand and his bow in the other which is on Jupiters lap. In the top right of the image there is a bird of prey with a bunch of wheat held in its beak.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJupiter Fondling Cupid (after Raphael) (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white, on paper prepared with a rough grey wash
Brief description
Drawing 'Jupiter Fondling Cupid (after Raphael)', Anonymous Flemish(?), pen and brown ink, 17th century
Physical description
One of 37 sheets with copies of frescoes and mosaics originally by several artists including Raphael, Gianfrancesco Penni, Francesco Salviati and other artists. They are copied from Santa Maria del Popolo, Santa Maria della Pace and the Villa Farnesina, Rome.
A depiction of 'Jupiter Fondling Cupid' where there are two male figures. 'Jupiter', on the right, is holding the face of 'Cupid' in a kiss. Cupid has wings and his standing next to Jupiter with an arrow in one hand and his bow in the other which is on Jupiters lap. In the top right of the image there is a bird of prey with a bunch of wheat held in its beak.
Dimensions
  • Height: 425mm
  • Width: 276mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
1/ to 9/ 1020/ 1121/ 1222/ 1323/ 1424/ 1525/ 1626/ ..(cut)27 (Inscribed on verso, at lower left corner, in a contemporary hand, in brown ink)
Object history
Given by an anonymous donor to the museum, 3 October 1974
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 622.13, p.563
Collection
Accession number
E.2153-1974

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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