Eros

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Eros

c. 1530

Lucas Cranach the Elder (German (active Vienna, Wittenberg, and Weimar), 1472–1553)

This painting is a fragment of a much larger composition. Originally, it included a standing figure of Venus, whose thigh can still be seen at the upper right.

Currently not on view

Object Details

Title:

Eros
Cupid

Date:

c. 1530

Artist:

Lucas Cranach the Elder (German (active Vienna, Wittenberg, and Weimar), 1472–1553)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

31 1/8 × 15 inches (79.1 × 38.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 738

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe

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