Venus and Cupid in a Shell
Venus and Cupid in a Shell
Venus and Cupid in a Shell
Venus and Cupid in a Shell
Venus and Cupid in a Shell
Venus and Cupid in a Shell
Venus and Cupid in a Shell

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The Roman goddess Venus kneels in the centre of a scallop shell, which she holds open with her outstretched arms. Her head is turned to the left, to face her son Cupid, who stands within the shell on Venus's proper left side. Cupid kisses his mother tenderly, his left hand cupping her chin, his right hand grasping the back of her neck. The shell rests upon an integrated bronze socle that depicts the heads of two dolphins emerging from the sea.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Cambridge

Title

Venus and Cupid in a Shell

Date

early 19th C

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 24.1 x W 25.6 x D 18.6 cm

Accession number

M.37-1997

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Honourable Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lieutenant Colonel, the Honourable M. T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory, 1995

Work type

Statue

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