• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Cupid at Sea

• Whole work's title

  Cupid's Reign over the Four Elements

• Production Date

  No earlier than 1828

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 16

• Inventory Number

  A379

• Catalogue Number

  A379

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• Cupid rules the sea. With Neptune’s trident in his hand, he is proudly riding over the tops of the waves on a dolphin.

Motif / Theme

• Human > God > Erotes > Eros / Cupid
• General Subject > Greek and Roman mythology
• Nature > Sea

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