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Venus and Cupid


Marble Venus and Amore
Style of: Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French (Paris), 1716–1791)
French
mid- to late- 19th century
Object Place: Europe, France

Medium/Technique Stone; Marble
Dimensions 33.66 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionMarble Venus and Amore, nude figure, right leg extended, left knee on draped rock embracing winged infant with festoon of flowers, right hand with offering, on flat round base. Tip of left wing of child missing.
ProvenanceNicolas Eustache Ambatielos (b. 1885 - d. 1956), London. By 1929, Wildenstein and Co. Inc., New York and Paris; January 9, 1929, sold by Wildenstein to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: December 24, 1965)