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Small Shell Cameo With Venus and Cupid, Probably Italy Around 1900


€ 298.00 *
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Small Shell Cameo With Venus and Cupid, Probably Italy Around 1900
Small Shell Cameo With Venus and Cupid, Probably Italy Around 1900
Description
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A naked lady sits on an embankment under a tree, one foot in the water. Next to her, a small winged creature is doing the same. The two appear to be engaged in a silent conversation. The two figures depicted are Venus and Cupid. These two figures from the world of classical mythology are responsible for many a great good fortune, but also many a misfortune. The goddess of love Venus, responsible for the prosperity of love on earth, had a little helper: the god of love Cupid. Cupid shoots arrows at people with a small bow - and he usually does this blindfolded, so that his love arrows can also strike unplanned, accidentally and by mistake. His quiver contains projectiles with different tips. One half of the arrowheads is made of gold, the other half is made of lead. When struck by a golden arrow, people are inflamed with the fire of love; when pierced by an arrow made of lead, they remain indifferent and unimpressed by the charms of another person. What are they up to? Has the god of love been given a new mission? We don't know whether Venus is giving the order to shoot an arrow here - but of course we are hoping for a projectile made of gold. The cameo was probably cut in Italy around 1900. It came to us here in Berlin.
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Small Shell Cameo With Venus and Cupid, Probably Italy Around 1900
Briefing
€ 298.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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