# Venus and Cupid

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ROMANELLI, Pasquale](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/romanelli-pasquale-r11356ac3b1c11e>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: White marble, height 161 cm

## Commentary

This marble group combines classical subjects with the playful sentimentality of genre pieces. Venus, the Roman goddess of love, appears as a contemporary country girl rather than a classical deity. Romanelli composed several groups of Venus and Cupid, of which the present marble is among the most appealing.

## Related artworks

- [Andromeda](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/romanelli-pasquale-r11356ac3b1c11e/andromeda-r2da84d3b0cc16f>)
- [Ruth](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/romanelli-pasquale-r11356ac3b1c11e/ruth-rfd5e434011ac2d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)