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Venus and Cupid,
ca. 1915

John Singer Sargent, 1856–1925; born Florence, Italy; died London, United Kingdom

2008-360

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Title

Venus and Cupid

Dates

ca. 1915

Maker

John Singer Sargent

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

68.6 × 53.3 cm (27 × 21 in.) frame: 85.7 × 71.4 × 7.6 cm (33 3/4 × 28 1/8 × 3 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Object Number

2008-360

Culture

American

Type

paintings, oil paintings

Materials

oil paint, canvas

Subject

women, red, cream, blue, gray (color), nudes, Roman mythology, deities, gods

"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2008," <em>Record of the Princeton University Art Museum</em> 68 (2009): p. 69-119., p. 85, illustrated

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John Singer Sargent (1856–1925; born Florence, Italy; died London, United Kingdom), Venus and Cupid, ca. 1915. Oil on canvas; 68.6 × 53.3 cm, 85.7 × 71.4 × 7.6 cm (frame). Bequest of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection (2008-360) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/54955

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