Venus Teaching Cupid use of Bow

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Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1600
Accession number: 17.21
Makers: previously attributed to Pierre Francheville(Opens in new tab) (French); Unknown, French, 16th Century(Opens in new tab) (French)
Dimensions: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.)
Medium: bronze
Description: This statuette portrays Venus teaching Cupid shooting with his bow.

Credit

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Department

European Art

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