Caption

Venus and Cupid with doves in grisaille; painter Carl Gustav Klingstedt 1657–1734 and unknown painter; copies; antiquity; mythological scenes and symbols; Polish miniatures; Venus mythology in grisaille; Cupid mythology; doves; trees; leaves; flowers; children; figures; landscapes; dated 1730–1780; miniature; height 9.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, An oval framed artwork shows a grayscale scene of a seated woman and a child in a pastoral setting, enclosed in a wooden oval frame with a decorative golden ribbon ornament at the top. The woman is partly draped in flowing cloth and leans toward the child, who is perched beside her and reaches downward; both figures have soft, detailed features and curly hair. Nearby are a few birds, a rounded jug, and draped fabric, all set against a background of foliage and trees. The frame has warm brown wood tones with subtle gold accents and the ornamental ribbon is a bright gold color, while the central image is rendered in shades of black, white, and gray, with a neutral gray background visible around the frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_302

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.4Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.5in x 14.9in / 3461 x 4483 (300dpi)

Keywords

Venus Cupid doves grisaille painter Carl Gustav Klingstedt 1657–1734 unknown painter copies antiquity mythological scenes symbols Polish miniatures Venus mythology Cupid mythology trees leaves flowers children figures landscapes dated 1730–1780 miniature height 9.0 cm width 8.0 cm oval framed artwork grayscale scene seated woman child pastoral setting enclosed wooden oval frame decorative golden ribbon ornament top woman partly draped flowing cloth leans perched beside reaches downward soft detailed features curly hair Nearby birds rounded jug draped fabric set background foliage frame warm brown wood tones subtle gold accents ornamental ribbon bright gold color central image rendered shades black white gray neutral gray background visible frame.