Poor Cupid

Title (Dublin Core): Poor Cupid
Description (Dublin Core): Edmonia Lewis occasionally carved sculptures of mythical scenes, which were very popular with American tourists visiting Rome. Poor Cupid, or Love Ensnared, depicts the cherub with his hand caught in a trap as he reaches down for a rose. Frivolous sculptures like this appealed to the Victorian sentimentality of affluent Americans traveling around Europe.
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Identifier (Dublin Core): 1984.156
Date (Dublin Core): modeled ca. 1872, carved 1876
Creator (Dublin Core): Lewis, Edmonia
Publisher (Dublin Core): Smithsonian American art museum
Type (Dublin Core): Sculpture
Source (Dublin Core): Smithsonian Institute
Medium (Dublin Core): Marble
Format (Dublin Core): 27 x 13 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (68.6 x 34.9 x 31.1 cm.)
Rights (Dublin Core): © 2018 Smithsonian