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Amor, einen Pfeil in ein Herz stechend
Cupid, Piercing an Arrow into a Heart
Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB, Joshua Esters - ARTOTHEK

Cupid, Piercing an Arrow into a Heart, ca. 1890

ArtistSally von Kügelgen, Tartu 1860–1928 Roma
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame100 × 75 cm
Dimensions with frame120,2 × 94 × 13 cm
Status
on display, room 015
About the workIn Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He usually appears as a winged, naked child with bow and arrow. By shooting people in the heart, he makes them fall in love. In this unusual depiction, however, he is piercing an open heart – evoking death and suffering rather than love. The signature of the German-Baltic artist Sally von Kügelgen, who lived mainly in Rome, had been painted over at some point for unknown reasons, but was uncovered once again in 2023.
AccessionAcquisition 2018
Provenance[...]; 7.5.2018 angekauft vom Düsseldorfer Auktionshaus, Düsseldorf
Inventory numbermkp M 2018-2
Contact
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