Cupid, Distinctive Lost Wax Bronze with 3 Shades Sculptural Lamp by Houdon

Description

“Cupid” Bronze Sculpture – Beautiful multi-color Patina – Mounted on a Fine Italian Marble Base – Beautifully Detailed – Signed – New Condition – 26″H x 12″W – Lost Wax Cast Bronze. All dimensions are approximate. This beautiful sculptural hand crafted lamp is made to order, please allow 4-6 weeks for completion & delivery.

Cupid, ancient Roman god of love in all its varieties, the counterpart of the Greek god Eros and the equivalent of Amor in Latin poetry. According to myth, Cupid was the son of Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods, and Venus, the goddess of love. He often appeared as a winged infant carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows whose wounds inspired love or passion in his every victim. He was sometimes portrayed wearing armour like that of Mars, the god of war, perhaps to suggest ironic parallels between warfare and romance or to symbolize the invincibility of love.