Venus and Cupid | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.66.28
People: Claude-Léon Mascaux, French (Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1882 - 1965 Fontainebleau)
Title: Venus and Cupid
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medallion
Date: 1925
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147258

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

11.11 cm (4 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: "L.C. Mascaux" inscribed l.l.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 5.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.66.28
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Seated figure of Venus receiving flower from Cupid; pair of flowers to right
Reverse: Cupid paddling standing female with arms raised in offering(?) in boat on stylized waves; Greek text below in relief

Exhibition History

Art Deco: 1910-1939, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 08/22/2004 - 01/09/2005

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2002.66.28: Venus and Cupid