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Cupid and a Dog, A398

Jakob Faurvig

Thorvaldsens Museum

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844

Cupid and a Dog

Production Date
No earlier than July 1831 - No later than September 1831
Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Relief

Location
- Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Stairwell
Inventory Number
A398

Catalogue Number
A398
Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

Animal > Dog
Human > God > Erotes > Eros / Cupid
General Subject > Greek and Roman mythology

Additional Catalogue Information

- Material
  Plaster
- Technique
  Cast
Version / Edition
Original Model

Dimension

Height 39.8 cm
Width 59 cm

Art Form / Craft
Sculpture

Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914)
Art Movement / Style
- Neoclassicism

- Assistant
Angelo Maria Ricci

Owner
- Thorvaldsens Museum
- Acquisition Mode
  Bequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Acquisition Date
  March 24, 1844

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https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A398

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