Artwork
Three Cupids
Three Cupids is a drawing by the Romanticist artist Giovanni Battista Cipriani. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Three Cupids is a drawing created by Giovanni Battista Cipriani in 1750 using pencil and crayon.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts three nude, winged putti standing together, with the central figure holding a bow and arrow, symbolizing love or eros.
Technique & Style
Executed in a soft, detailed style characteristic of its time, the drawing showcases Cipriani's skill in rendering delicate, romanticized figures.
Context
This work is associated with the emerging aesthetic tendencies that would eventually coalesce into the Romanticism movement, which emphasized emotion and the beauty of the natural world.
Artist & collection
Artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 – 14 December 1785) was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755.
![Reclining Woman [verso], by Giovanni Battista Cipriani](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/giovanni-battista-cipriani--reclining-woman-verso--00754221290578f9-w320.webp)
![A Turk [recto], by Giovanni Battista Cipriani](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/giovanni-battista-cipriani--a-turk-recto--12cde5f9bac9a966-w320.webp)
![Mythological Composition with Chronos and Harpies [recto], by Giovanni Battista Cipriani](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/giovanni-battista-cipriani--mythological-composition-with-chronos-and-harpies-recto--23e4197a1ba0ae7e-w320.webp)
![Figure Studies [recto], by Giovanni Battista Cipriani](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/giovanni-battista-cipriani--figure-studies-recto--32b47b1a71716a78-w320.webp)
