Artwork
Cupid in the Landscape
Cupid in the Landscape is an oil painting by the High Renaissance artist Sodoma. It dates from 1510 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
Cupid in the Landscape is a painting created by Il Sodoma in 1510 using oil paint. It is a representative work of the High Renaissance movement.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts Cupid, shown as a chubby, winged infant, seated on a tree stump with a bow and arrow. He is set within a landscape featuring trees, hills, and a distant body of water, with a predominantly brown, green, and blue color palette.
Technique & Style
Il Sodoma's style blends the High Renaissance manner of early 16th-century Rome with the provincial Sienese school, reflecting his career spent primarily in Siena with periods in Rome.
History & Provenance
The painting is now part of the collection at the State Hermitage Museum.
Artist & collection
Artist
Il Sodoma was the name given to the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi.
