Cupids Playing
ca. 1520/30 | Daniel Mauch
Playing cupids were a popular motif in early Italian Renaissance sculpture; here, the artist repeats it but adds a highly unusual interpretation. The fragmentary inscription on the base tells us that this seemingly harmless game of three winged children should be read as a reflection of the erotic passions of adults. The original purpose of the work remains unknown.
Playing cupids were a popular motif in early Italian Renaissance sculpture; here, the artist repeats it but adds a highly unusual interpretation. The fragmentary inscription on the base tells us that this seemingly harmless game of three winged children should be read as a reflection of the erotic passions of adults. The original purpose of the work remains unknown.
Attributed to:
Daniel Mauch (1476/77 Ulm (?) - 1540 Lüttich) DNB
previously attributed to:
Hans Adolph Daucher (1486 Ulm - 1538 Stuttgart) DNB
Time:
ca. 1520/30
Object Name
sculpture; wood sculpture
Culture
Ulm
Material/technology:
Partially painted pear wood
Dimensions:
H. 26 cm, B. 36 cm, T. 22 cm
Inscribed
"Tres...amantium hic sunt liberi...signant, nescies...Nec error est, si Amentem Amantem di..."
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8920
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