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Bartolomeo Coriolano

Sleeping Cupid

Description

Maker

Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, fl. 1627-1653)
After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642), designer

Title

Sleeping Cupid

Year

ca. 1640

Medium

  • Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in gray blue and black

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in gray blue and black

Materials

chiaroscuro woodcut

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 29.8 x 38.3 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr.

Object Number

50.365

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Matter of Tone
Chiaroscuro Woodblock Prints, 1520-1800
Jul 16, 2004 – Oct 31, 2004

Label copy

The modesty of Peace’s downcast glance as she stands with laurel branch in hand contrasts with the lively stance of Abundance, who reveals her shapely legs and bust as she carries a cornucopia under her arm. The allegory may have been suggested by Guido Reni’s patron, Saulo Guidotti, whose coat of arms is depicted in the foreground and to whom this print is dedicated in the text at the left.

The blue color of the tone block echoes Reni’s favored blue paper for his drawings in charcoal and white chalk. Impressions were also printed in gray.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, fl. 1627-1653)
After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642), designer
Sleeping Cupid, ca. 1640
Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in gray blue and black
Plate: 29.8 x 38.3 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/16 inches)
Gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr. 50.365

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