Cupid Collection (page 3)

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 72, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874595 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 72, Satirique en N & B, 1906_8_12: Le jeu du petit frere - Anticlericalism, Modernite

Patera from Millin, Ancient Paintings and Vases. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological winged figures
FLO4974656 Patera from Millin, Ancient Paintings and Vases. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological winged figures, possibly Venus and Cupid

Roman mythology: Venus, Cupid and Vulcan - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4974652 Roman mythology: Venus, Cupid and Vulcan - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Tripod form vase with goats heads, globular vase with festoons, with vase with reliefs of Cupid under a tree
FLO4689172 Tripod form vase with goats heads, globular vase with festoons, with vase with reliefs of Cupid under a tree. Chromolithograph by W

Green chocolate pot with Three Graces and dancing nymphs (top); blue ewer or vase with Venus and Cupid (bottom)
FLO4689275 Green chocolate pot with Three Graces and dancing nymphs (top); blue ewer or vase with Venus and Cupid (bottom); white cup and saucer with ivy leaves; and green cup and saucer with Venus

Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood
FLO4689142 Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood

Cupid child standing on a bench with bow and arrow, 1920s (b/w photo)
IMB4940964 Cupid child standing on a bench with bow and arrow, 1920s (b/w photo); © Imagebroker

Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1661 -1681, portrayed as Venus
1000938 Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1661 -1681, portrayed as Venus. French noblewoman and mistress of Louis XIV of France

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643342 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Initials from a medieval illuminated manuscript (colour litho)
8626257 Initials from a medieval illuminated manuscript (colour litho) by Italian School, (13th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Initials from a medieval illuminated manuscript)

Eros and Psyche (colour litho)
8626201 Eros and Psyche (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eros and Psyche)

Time (engraving)
8634856 Time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Time. Illustration for Good Words for 1870.); © Look and Learn

MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 2020: the Cupid Triumphant - by Bertel Thorvaldsen, antique statue in marble (1822), 2019 (photo)
8856737 MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 2020: the Cupid Triumphant - by Bertel Thorvaldsen, antique statue in marble (1822), 2019 (photo) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); (add.info.: MILAN)

Furious Venus appoints Psyche to Cupid to punish her. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano
BEN5462168 Furious Venus appoints Psyche to Cupid to punish her. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano (Julius Romano) (1492/1499-1546)

Valentine's day, c.1900 (illustration)
8698396 Valentine's day, c.1900 (illustration); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Holidays. Valentine's day. Illustration, England, ca 1900. Bibl)

Lion and Cherubs amongst Dionysus and Maenads (mosaic)
6384206 Lion and Cherubs amongst Dionysus and Maenads (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Leone e Amorini tra Dioniso e Menadi); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Teapot with Venus and Cupid, cup and saucer with medallion, and teapot with reliefs after Lady Templeton
FLO4689196 Teapot with Venus and Cupid, cup and saucer with medallion, and teapot with reliefs after Lady Templeton. Chromolithograph by W

Minerve protects Telemaque et le preserve des powers de l'amour - Minerva protecting Telemachus
FLO4607849 Minerve protects Telemaque et le preserve des powers de l'amour - Minerva protecting Telemachus and preserving him from the shafts of love. Copperplate engraving by W

Cupid presenting the colours before the King
5893189 Cupid presenting the colours before the King.; (add.info.: Cupid presenting the colours before the King. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by)

Wedding poster of Francois I offering his heart to Eleanor, around 1527 (engraving)
7415638 Wedding poster of Francois I offering his heart to Eleanor, around 1527 (engraving); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Writing case in green, white and gold given to Marie Antoinette by Loius XVI with globe, celestial globe
FLO4633448 Writing case in green, white and gold given to Marie Antoinette by Loius XVI with globe, celestial globe, crown of pearls and fleurs de lys, cameos and painted cupids

Plate decorated with cupids and roses painted by Asselin. Mark of Madame du Barry, last mistress to Louis XV. Mrs
FLO4633111 Plate decorated with cupids and roses painted by Asselin. Mark of Madame du Barry, last mistress to Louis XV. Mrs. du Barry's figure tray, painting by Asselin

Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia
2603887 Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia; (add.info.: Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia from 1894. embracing Pallas - Athene (Minerva) the ancient goddess of Wisdom

Cupid and Campaspe (engraving)
8622184 Cupid and Campaspe (engraving) by Ryland, Henry (1856-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cupid and Campaspe. Illustration for The English Illustrated Magazine 1888-89 (Macmillan)

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Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8670073 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Barbed wire crinoline (litho)
8664232 Barbed wire crinoline (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbed wire crinoline, 1916)

Old love songs: "Else I with roses every day / Will whip ye hence." (colour litho)
8646776 Old love songs: "Else I with roses every day / Will whip ye hence." (colour litho) by Havers, Alice (1850-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cupid and Psyche (engraving)
8650343 Cupid and Psyche (engraving) by Gibson, John (1790-1866); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cupid and Psyche. Illustration for The British School of Sculpture by William B Scott (Virtue)

Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving)
8644784 Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC)

Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho)
8667323 Johanna Beckmann silhouette (litho) by Beckmann, Johanna (1868-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Das Feuer (Stiftungsverlag, c.1925).); © Look and Learn

La Primavera, c.1805-06 (oil on canvas)
8682959 La Primavera, c.1805-06 (oil on canvas) by Maella, Mariano Salvador de (1739-1819); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Mariano Salvador Maella Perez)

Old Age. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-45 (oil on canvas)
8718112 Old Age. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-45 (oil on canvas) by Blunck, Ditlev Conrad (1798-1854); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By Ditlev Blunck)

Cupid takes the oath of allegiance
5893186 Cupid takes the oath of allegiance.; (add.info.: Cupid takes the oath of allegiance. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth)

Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring the bust of Linnaeus
5856485 Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring the bust of Linnaeus; (add.info.: Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring the bust of Linnaeus)

A Catherine II gold and enamel diamond set snuff box by Jean-Pierre Ador, St. Petersburg, 1778
CH42945 A Catherine II gold and enamel diamond set snuff box by Jean-Pierre Ador, St. Petersburg, 1778; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Triumph of the Chastite: " Sonnets, songs and triumphs " by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)
AIS5351858 Triumph of the Chastite: " Sonnets, songs and triumphs " by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), 15th century (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Statue of Love Detail. Bronze sculpture by Donato de Bardi known as Donatello (1386-1466), 1430. 104cm
BEN5479768 Statue of Love Detail. Bronze sculpture by Donato de Bardi known as Donatello (1386-1466), 1430. 104cm. Bargello Museum, Florence

View of the bezel surmounting the noble banquet. Fresco in the room of Eros (Love) and Psyche
BEN5465768 View of the bezel surmounting the noble banquet. Fresco in the room of Eros (Love) and Psyche. Architecture and paintings by Giulio Pippi de Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano (Julius Romano)

Cupid released, Illustration for Parisienne idylle 1903 Poetry by emile Goudeau (1849-1906) (engraving)
5672150 Cupid released, Illustration for Parisienne idylle 1903 Poetry by emile Goudeau (1849-1906) (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Valentine's Day Greetings: Cupid holds a heart. 19th century chromolithography
IMB4827400 Valentine's Day Greetings: Cupid holds a heart. 19th century chromolithography; (add.info.: Valentine's Day Greetings: Cupid holds a heart)

A Wassermaschine or water-carriage with musicians in fishscale costumes and a sleeping Cupid hanging by one leg
FLO4703285 A Wassermaschine or water-carriage with musicians in fishscale costumes and a sleeping Cupid hanging by one leg

Plates with exceptional decoration: cupid by Vieillard 1753, plaque by Merault Jr
FLO4633144 Plates with exceptional decoration: cupid by Vieillard 1753, plaque by Merault Jr. 1783, pastoral theme by Vieillard 1786, birds by Huny 1755, birds and flowers by Fontaine 1785

Roman mythology: Cupid, god of love, with wings and weapon of a bow and a quiver - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant
FLO4679945 Roman mythology: Cupid, god of love, with wings and weapon of a bow and a quiver - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Greek and Roman gods: March 1, Venus 2, 3, Eros 4, and Mercury 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's
FLO4575742 Greek and Roman gods: March 1, Venus 2, 3, Eros 4, and Mercury 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

A fair fisher (coloured photo)
8656016 A fair fisher (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fair fisher)

Here's to the bride, may all her troubles be little ones (colour litho)
8656381 Here's to the bride, may all her troubles be little ones (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Here's to the bride)

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"Cupid: The Timeless Symbol of Love and Desire" In the realm of Greek gods on Mount Olympus, Cupid reigns supreme as the deity of love and desire. Rooted in ancient Greek mythology, this mischievous cherub has captivated hearts for centuries. Dating back to 1880, Cupid's enchanting presence can be traced through various artistic masterpieces. One such painting is "Primavera" by Sandro Botticelli, where he appears alongside other mythical figures, embodying the essence of springtime romance. Another renowned work featuring Cupid is "An Allegory with Venus and Cupid" by Agnolo Bronzino. This captivating piece showcases his role as a divine matchmaker under the watchful eye of Venus herself. Cupid's influence extends beyond paintings; he also graces Tarot Card 6 - L'Amoureux (The Lover or Lovers), symbolizing passionate connections and choices in matters of the heart. His timeless allure is further immortalized in Alexandre Cabanel's masterpiece "The Birth of Venus, " where Cupid accompanies the goddess as she emerges from the sea, representing love's power to transcend all boundaries. One cannot overlook the iconic tale & Psyche, which narrates their epic love story overcoming trials and tribulations – a testament to enduring devotion against all odds. Even in modern times, we encounter representations unexpectedly. From an archer-shaped toilet sign at Oktoberfest in Munich to architectural details like Sparrowes House or The Ancient House in Ipswich – his image continues to permeate our surroundings. Cupid's charm even finds its way into entertainment venues like Hogarth Actresses Barn or Piccadilly/Eros during the 1950s – reminding us that love knows no bounds when it comes to captivating audiences throughout history. As we delve into these diverse depictions across art forms and cultures alike, one thing remains clear.