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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

    ANONYMOUS, 16TH CENTURY

    Cupid on a Dolphin, Holding a Shell

    c.1520-90

    Etching | 11.0 x 14.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851922

    An anonymous reversed copy of a print formerly reputed to be based upon a drawing by Raphael (Passavant 1860, vol.II, p.586, p.). Signed with monogram at lower right: R.

    • Creator(s)

      Anonymous, 16th century (etcher)

    • 11.0 x 14.7 cm (sheet of paper)

    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Religions of antiquity
            • Classical mythology
              • Cupid
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Biological sciences
          • Zoology
            • Animals
              • Mammals
                • Whales
                  • Dolphins
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • prints
    • Other number(s)

      Ruland p.143 B.XII.1

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