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Allegory of Love

Allegory of Love

Artist/Maker (French, 1825–1905)
Datelate 19th century
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: 8 15/16 × 6 3/8 in. (22.7 × 16.2 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift in memory of Jessie B. Trefethen
Object number1982.103.18
Status
Not on view
More Information
The subject may represent Venus and Adonis crowning Cupid, who appreciatively blows a trumpet as a dog looks on lasciviously. The burning coals in the brazier and the lit torch of the putto behind the couple also refer to love's ardor.
ProvenancePrivate Collection, Doylestown, PA; by anonymous gift 1982 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
European Master Drawings from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 29, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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