Cupid (Amor), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
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Cupid (Amor), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Max Klinger
German, 1857–1920
German, 1857–1920
Date
1880–81, published 1924
Medium
Etching and aquatint on wove paper
Accession #
1977.7 J
Dimensions
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Location
Currently Not on View
Description
Klinger’s alternate title for this image was On Waking. No longer a dream subject, the glove returns to being a mundane object. The god of love still lingers, but his bow and arrows are discarded, perhaps signaling that the glove’s powers of attraction do not exist in the waking world.
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Lawrence and Alfred Fox Foundation for the Ralph K. Uhry CollectionCheck This Out
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