• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Cupid in the Sky

• 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

  A377

• Catalogue Number

  A377

• Catalogue Level / Collection

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

Explanation

• In this relief, Cupid is seen demonstrating his power over the heavens by riding through the air on Jupiter’s eagle and holding Jupiter’s thunderbolt in his hand.

Motif / Theme

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

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