SculptureItalian16th century
Seated Cupid Holding a Bird
c. 1575
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
10.2 x 5 x 6.7 cm (4 x 1 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.) with base: 13.8 x 5.8 x 6.7 cm (5 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, New York, NY, Purchased in Florence, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus's will mentions her purchase of this piece.
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