Cupids Collection (#10)

Cupid offering a red heart on a Valentine postcard
Cupid offering a red heart to a girl on a Valentine postcard. The girl looks rather uncertain about it. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with girlfriend on a Valentine postcard decorated with red hearts and blue flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with open book on a Valentine postcard -- Loves fond Message. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with heart and doves on a Valentine postcard
Cupids with red heart and white doves on a Valentine postcard -- To my Valentine. circa 1890s

Cupid with girlfriend and doves on a Valentine postcard, with pink roses in a heart shape. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with dove and envelope on a Valentine postcard
Cupid with white dove and envelope, white and mauve flowers in a heart shape, and an anvil, on a Valentine postcard. circa 1890s

Cupid with red heart on a Valentine postcard -- To my fond Love. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with red heart and ladder on a Valentine postcard -- To my Valentine. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid and fairy with hearts on a New Year postcard
Cupid and fairy with red hearts and pink roses on a New Year postcard. circa 1890s

Cupid with hearts and flowers on a Valentine postcard -- Loves Greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid and fairy on a Valentine postcard
Cupid and fairy with red hearts and pink roses on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid and fairy with red hearts on a Valentine postcard
Cupid and fairy with red hearts growing on a tree on a Valentine postcard -- Of my Love, the Angels in Heaven might tell. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids carrying red hearts on a Valentine postcard -- Forget me note. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids shooting arrows on a Valentine postcard
Cupids shooting arrows at red hearts on a Valentine postcard -- To my Valentine. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids repairing broken hearts on a Valentine postcard
Cupids repairing broken hearts with glue on a Valentine postcard -- Sincere Love. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids on a seesaw on a Valentine postcard
Cupids on a seesaw with red hearts and blue flowers on a Valentine postcard -- From a true heart. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with red hearts and cannon on a New Year postcard
Cupids firing red hearts out of a cannon on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with blue flowers on a French birthday postcard
Cupid with blue flowers and a red heart on a French birthday postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid watering red hearts on a Valentine postcard
Cupid watering red hearts growing in a pot on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids playing with red hearts on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with flowers on a birthday postcard
Cupids with flowers in a heart shape on a birthday postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid and woman in a car on a Valentine postcard
Cupid and woman travelling in a car with red hearts and pink flowers on a Valentine postcard -- To greet my love. circa 1890s

Cupid with red hearts on a Christmas postcard, swinging on an envelope. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with hearts and doves on a Valentine postcard
Cupid with red hearts and white doves on a Russian Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids playing tennis on a Valentine postcard
Cupids playing tennis with red hearts on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids examining red hearts on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with red hearts on a Christmas and New Year postcard
Cupids watering red hearts on a Christmas and New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with hearts and flowers on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with red hearts on a Valentine postcard
Cupids with a nest of red hearts on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid and woman playing tennis on a Valentine postcard
Cupid and woman playing tennis with a red heart on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids delivering red hearts on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with red hearts on a Christmas postcard
Cupids fishing for red hearts on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cupids with red hearts on a New Year postcard
Cupids fishing for red hearts on a New Year postcard -- For Auld Lang Syne. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with a camera on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink roses on an ornate greetings card
Pink roses and ivy leaves in an oval shape on an ornate greetings card with a white and gold border. circa 1890s

Two cherubs with flowers on a Christmas card
Two cherubs with pink roses and blue forgetmenots on an ornate Christmas card. circa 1890s

Angel with an open book on a Victorian scrap
Angel singing from an open book on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Venus awakened by Cupid. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Magnani, Bologna

Venus with Mercury and Cupid. Artist: Van Loo, Louis Michel (1707-1771)
Venus with Mercury and Cupid. Found in the collection of Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

The Birth of Venus. Artist: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)
The Birth of Venus. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Saturn Cutting off Cupid?s Wings with a Scythe, 1802. Artist: Akimov, Ivan Akimovich (1754-1814)
Saturn Cutting off Cupid?s Wings with a Scythe, 1802. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Venus with a Mirror, 1560. Artist: Titian, (School)
Venus with a Mirror, 1560. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Angels on four Victorian scraps. circa 1890s

Angels with flowers and instruments on nine Victorian scraps
Angels with flowers and musical instruments on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Spain. Barcelona. Porxos d en Xifr?. Detail reliefs
Spain. Barcelona. Porxos d en Xifr?. Edifice neo-classical build commanded by Josep Xifr? i Cases. 1836. It was named Porxos after the long arcades encircling the buildings. Detail relief

Music cover, Be My Little Apple Dumplin Do, a song by Walter H Ford and John W Bratton, sung by Daisy Mayer. 1901

La Vie Parisienne, 1910s, France

Venus And Cupids, Between 1515 And 1535, Carpi, Ugo Da, 1480-approximately 1532

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"Cupids: From Mythology to Art and Beyond" Step into the enchanting world of cupids, where love and mischief intertwine. In Alexandre Cabanel's masterpiece "The Birth of Venus" (1875), these celestial beings flutter around the goddess, adding a touch of romance to her ethereal beauty. Travel back in time to Sparrowes House, also known as The Ancient House in Ipswich, Suffolk. Adorned with cherubs in clouds from the 18th century, this architectural gem transports you to a realm where cupid's presence is palpable. In religious art, Archangel Gabriel often appears as a messenger of love. With delicate wings and an arrow poised for action, he embodies cupid's essence while delivering divine messages. Enter the whimsical world of Wedgwood Jasperware covered jug adorned with playful cupids. This exquisite piece showcases how even everyday objects can be transformed into works of art inspired by these mischievous little angels. Lucas Cranach the Elder captures Cupid complaining to Venus in his captivating painting from c. 1525. Here we witness cupid's vulnerability as he seeks solace from his mother figure amidst matters of the heart. Venturing into advertising history takes us to an intriguing era when Harness World famed Electropathic Belts were promoted through engravings featuring cupids. These charming illustrations evoke curiosity about their connection between love and technology. Artists Arthur Anderson & Hartley Carrick bring joyride fantasies alive with their depiction titled "The Joy Ride Lady. " Amidst swirling clouds filled with cherubic faces peeking mischievously at passengers below, one cannot help but feel captivated by cupid's influence on our desires for adventure and thrill. Immerse yourself in dreams woven by A Piper of Dreams - a mesmerizing artwork that portrays a mystical piper surrounded by floating cupids playing enchanting melodies that transport listeners beyond reality itself.