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Pompeian Styles Wall Painting With Cupids - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting With Cupids from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Cupid's Bow
By Tracy Stuckey
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings operate in a fictitious world that utilizes the mythologies and realities of the
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cupid
By François Pascal Simon Gérard
Located in PARIS, FR
Louise VIGÉE-LEBRUN (Paris, 1755 – Paris, 1842) Cupid Oil on oval canvas 33 x 26.5 cm Circa 1800 Our
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cupid
Cupid
H 13 in W 10.63 in
Cupid is calling 2 – Original Painting on canvas, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One-of-a-kind Pop Art Original Painting on Canvas by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cupids, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Venus and Cupid with Bacchic Procession Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
Area of ??Bon Boullogne (Paris, 1649 - there, 1717) Venus and Cupid with Bacchic procession
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Antique Early 17th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Music Playing Cupids
By Albertine Whelan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
9.75", Overall 12" x 53" Signature: Each Signed or Monogrammed Large group of cupids playing and
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Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

EARLY 18th CENTURY OVAL PAINTING VENUS AND CUPID
Located in Firenze, FI
This beautiful oval painting, created using the oil on canvas technique, features a horizontal
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Cupid
By Cesar Santos
Located in Miami, FL
Florence. Santos’ work reflects both classical and modern interpretations juxtaposed within one painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Guido Reni workshop (Bolognese school) - Late 17th century painting - Cupid
By Guido Reni
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle of Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - Bologna 1642) - Cupid. 73.5 x 60cm. Antique oil painting on
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cupids Playing Very Large Bacchanal Rococo Scene Antique oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bacchanal Cupids Playing French School, early 1900's oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 22 x
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Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cupid and Psyche, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cupids and Pegasus, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Alexander Litvinov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Cupid at bay-Antoine Néron Bancel, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
drawing and painting. He likes black and white but also develops a very personal treatment of color, which
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Giovanni Battista Pittoni, Holy Family with Cupids, Venetian Baroque, Christmas
By Giovanni Battista Pittoni
Located in Greven, DE
, published the painting "Die Heilige Familie" in a monographic article, ascribing the present work to the
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Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Cupid”
By Coulton Waugh
Located in Southampton, NY
, Waugh divided his time between painting, teaching art and writing a seminal history of cartooning called
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

“Cupid”
“Cupid”
H 14.5 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
Huge Old Master Oil Painting 17th century Diana & Cupids in Panoramic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Diana The Huntress and her Cherubs Northern European artist, circa 1680's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 60.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: some p...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century by Gaspare Diziani Venus With Cupid Oil on Canvas
By Gaspare Diziani
Located in Milano, Lombardia
scene in which Venus, sweetly reclining in the foreground, elegantly extends her hand to a pretty cupid
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Venetian 17 Century Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting of Kneeling Cupid
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine and rare painting of a kneeling cupid holding a quiver, shown against an idyllic background
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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Brass

A decorative oval relief with Venus and Cupid, 18th Century Rococo Oil
By Jacob De Wit
Located in London, GB
Follower of Jacob de Wit 1695-1754 Venus and Cupid Oil on panel Image size: 7 ¾ inches x 11
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18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

17th Century By Domenico Maria Canuti Toilet of Venus with Cupids and Satyrs
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Domenico Maria Canuti (Bologna 1626 - 1684) Toilet of Venus with Cupids and Satyrs Oil on canvas
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Young Lady and Cupid in The Park
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
C.BRIAND Young Lady With Cupid in The Park Oil on canvas circa 1880 signed low right Old Frame
Category

1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Neo-Classic Mural of Cupids
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style mural painting on canvas of a Pair of medallions with cupids centering a
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Italian Neo-Classic Mural of Cupids
Italian Neo-Classic Mural of Cupids
H 68 in W 102 in D 0.25 in
Cupid Portrait Parmigianino Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, which is kept at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich [1]. The painting depicts the young Cupid who, occupying
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Venus Cupid Véronèse Paint Oil on canvas 16/17th Century Old master Mythological
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
- Venice 1588) Workshop/cercle Idyll between Venus and Adonis with Cupid Oil on canvas 96 x 67 cm - Framed
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cupid Paint Oil on canvas France Neo classicism Art Quality Love 18th century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Eighteenth-century French school Entourage de François Boucher (Paris 1703 - 1770) Cupid who shoots
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

De Wit Flowers Still life Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Cupids Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob De Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754) attributable/ workshop Pair of Cupids with Garland of Flowers
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Venus Cupid Satyr Palma Il Giovane Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
amusement of the patron landlord. For comparison, see, by Palma the Younger, the painting 'Venus and Cupid
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Manner Titian, Oil on Canvas Sleeping Cupid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manner of Titian (Tiziano Vecelli - Italian, 1485-1576) An Oil on Canvas "Sleeping Cupid" within a
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

Manner Titian, Oil on Canvas Sleeping Cupid
Manner Titian, Oil on Canvas Sleeping Cupid
H 34.63 in W 39.88 in D 3.75 in
French Porcelain Mythological Plaque Of Venus And Cupid J. Pascault
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in New York, NY
French Porcelain Mythological Plaque of Venus and Cupid J. Pascault after 19th Century Romantic
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Slings and Arrows, cupids hearts night forest love valentine battle theme
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas on heavy duty wooden stretchers framing not required. part of recent valentine works with upcoming day in mind
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Shool, Cupid & Psyche, Oil on Panel, Framed
Located in Leuven , BE
in the front and center of the painting. She rests her left hand on Cupids’, who seems to hover next
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Hardwood

(French School) 18th Century, An Exceptional Quality Portrait of Venus and Cupid
Located in New York, NY
(French School) 18th Century, An Exceptional Quality Portrait Painting of Venus and Cupid, circa
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Antique 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint

The smokers. Figurative painting. Colorful landscape with figures smoking.
By Igor Fomin
Located in Segovia, ES
The smokers. Figurative painting. Colorful Landscape with figures. Acrylic on canvas. Measurements
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

19th Century, Italian Painting with Still Life with Cherubs
Located in IT
which the cupids joke. Quite common, as shown by the works proposed here in comparison, is the painting
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

French 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Venus Disarming Cupid" after François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large French 19th century oil on canvas laid on board painting in the manner of François Boucher
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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Plywood

Studies of Cupid - Original Ink Drawing - Signed
By Demetrios Galanis
Located in Paris, FR
Demetrios GALANIS (1879-1966) Studies of Cupid Original Indian ink drawing Signed with the blue
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cupid Statue - Original Charcoal and Watercolorl Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid Statue is an original pencil and watercolor drawing on thick cream-colored paper, realized by
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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Cupid Sleeping - 18th Century British watercolour by Richard Westall RA
By Richard Westall
Located in London, GB
RICHARD WESTALL, RA (1765-1836) Cupid Sleeping; from a poem of Mrs Robinson - The
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1790s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of antique reverse glass paintings
Located in London, GB
and do so in a decidedly Renaissance manner. One painting portrays Venus and Cupid, the gods of love
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18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Glass

Figurative Neoclassical Oil Painting, "Praying For Time"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic neoclassical painting depicting Psyche revived by
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Angel by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris
By Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)
Located in Paris, FR
. The Angel on the wall is like Cupid working his magic on couples. This painting could therefore be the
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Canvas, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Amlodi's Nightmare, - Highly Detailed Surrealist, Original Painting on Panel
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
generally was meant to condemn Voluptus (born of the unsanctioned union of Cupid and Psyche) but I use it in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

18th century allegorical painting of The Triumph of Beauty
Located in London, GB
Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1800, no. 93 What was happening in British history painting in
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fete Champetre - Symbolist Figurative Oil Painting by Ker Xavier Roussel
By Ker Xavier Roussel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
beautiful painting depicts nudes and figures dressed in robes in a wooded landscape. Signature: Signed
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century Painting From Mexico in Gilt Frame
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Painting from Mexico in Gilt Frame is a captivating work of art that showcases the
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Portrait of Putti Playing - French 17th century art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning French 17th century Old Master oil painting is by Baroque artist Laurent de la Hyre
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Painting on Porcelain in Gilt Frame
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A painting on porcelain of a nobleman and nude woman with cupids, elaborately painted and highly
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Antique 1880s Austrian Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Émilie du Châtelet - A stroll with Voltaire
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
. Watteau's painting is an homage to love, physical and carnal love, as he incorporates cupids and the pairs
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - A Young Woman with Roses
Located in Corsham, GB
large floral basket on her head, within which is nestled a winged cupid or 'putti', holding an arrow
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century Oil Canvas Italian Painting Mythological Triumph of Galatea, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a mythological
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Antique 1780s Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Large Neoclassical Grisaille Paintings after Thorvaldsen Reliefs, 1920
Located in Rome, IT
Early 20th century Italian Grisaille paintings, oil on wood after a famous Thorvaldsen reliefs
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

18th Century oil painting from the Sschool of Jan van Neck
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century oil painting from the school of Jan van Neck (1635-1714), Amsterdam
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Other Paintings

Materials

Paint

18th Century Oil Painting from the School of Jan Van Neck
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century oil painting from the school of Jan van Neck (1635-1714), Amsterdam
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Other Paintings

Materials

Paint

Baroque Painting Depicting the Illicit Romance of Paolo and Francesca
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptionally executed oil on canvas Baroque painting depicting "lovebirds" Paolo Malatesta and
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

'Symphonie d'Azur' A large Art Deco Painting by Valentine Lecomte
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Symphonie d'Azur' A large Art Deco painting by Valentine Lecomte. Depicting an allegory of love
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Mythological Painting Rape of Europe
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
. Painting that develops horizontally, full of characters, cupids, festoon with flowers and decorative
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Continental 19th Century Oil On Canvas Painting In Its Original Giltwood Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Continental 19th century oil on canvas painting in its original giltwood frame. The
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Painting "The Round of the Nymphs", Signed Henry Picou, France, Circa 1870
By Henri-Pierre Picou
Located in PARIS, FR
. They are accompanied by playful winged cupids flying around them and throwing flowers. Author of genre
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Antique 1870s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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