Cupid as Bacchus
Artist/Maker
DatesSigned: Sign. 1784
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 103 x 83 cm h x w x d: Ram 126,5 x 105,5 x 9 cm ungefärligt mått
Inventory numberNM 1033
AcqusitionPurchase 1866
Other titlesTitle (sv): Amor som Bacchus Title (en): Cupid as Bacchus
DescriptionDescription: The same year that the Swedish artist Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller was elected to the French Academy of Fine Arts, he painted this Cupid as Bacchus for the new Swedish ambassador in Paris, Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein. Wertmüller appears to be a Classicist, with the emphasis on sculptural form and subdued colouring, but there is none of the time’s heroism here. Instead, the painting exudes joie de vivre, albeit a little saccharine.
Motif categoryReligion/Mythology
Collection
TechniquePainting
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