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Three Graces and Cupid
The Three Graces form a compact group of robust nudes on an ivory plinth strewn with flowers. The figure on the right holding a garland turns her head sharply to her left and downward, and her wavy hair cascades over her shoulder. The central figure stands frontallly and looks over her right shoulder at the lively Cupid perched above. She covers her breast with her left hand, which is adorned with a garland; her right hand grasps the hand of the third Grace. Perched above the Graces, Cupid clutches an arrow and the remnants of a torch. The front of the plinth, the toes from the right foot of the central figure, and the left foot of the right-hand figure are lost.
Provenance
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William T. Walters / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France
(Place of Origin)
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.397