Les Trois Grâces et l'Amour
Three Graces and Cupid
late 19th century
ivory
group
Dimensions (HxWxD): H. 5 1⁄4
Acc. No.: 71.397
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Photo credit: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
© Artist : public domain
Provenance
- Baltimore, William T. Walters (1820-1894) or his son Henry Walters (1848-1931) Collection, by purchase
- 1931, Walters Art Museum, by bequest of Henry Walters
Bibliography
- Museum's website (accessed April 28, 2021)
Comment
- Museum's website (accessed April 28, 2021):
The Three Graces form a compact group of robust nudes on an ivory plinth strewn with flowers. The figure on the right holding a garland turns her head sharply to her left and downward, and her wavy hair cascades over her shoulder. The central figure stands frontally and looks over her right shoulder at the lively Cupid perched above. She covers her breast with her left hand, which is adorned with a garland; her right hand grasps the hand of the third Grace. Perched above the Graces, Cupid clutches an arrow and the remnants of a torch. The front of the plinth, the toes from the right foot of the central figure, and the left foot of the right-hand figure are lost.