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Apollo and Cupid

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Type
Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date
early 17th Century
Accession number
17.23
Maker
François Duquesnoy(Opens in new tab) (Flemish, 1597–1643)
Dimensions
25 in.
Medium
bronze
Description
This statuette portrays Apollo, one of the most powerful Olympian gods in Greek mythology, teaching Cupid, the Roman god of love, to use the bow.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Department
European Art
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