# The Fear of Cupid's Darts [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LEMOYNE, Jean-Louis]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Marble, height 182 cm ## Commentary In this Rococo group, Cupid prepares to hurl a now-missing arrow at a nymph; in his haste, he has dropped the quiver at his feet. Leaning away, the girl instinctively protects her heart with outturned palm. Two terracotta model exist of this group, one in the Chicago Art Museum and another in a private collection. ## Related artworks - [A Companion of Diana]() - [Bust of the Regent]() - [Jules Hardouin-Mansart]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()