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Venus and Cupid

Follower (Italian, ca. 1608 - 1661)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateearly 17th Century
Mediumbronze
Dimensions9 in. (22.9 cm.)
DescriptionThis statuette portrays a female figure in the act of drying herself after a bath and a child resting against the woman's thigh.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
On view
Object number17.14
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Photography © 2015 Fredrik Nilsen
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