Venus and Cupid in a Shell The Birth of Venus
Sculptor: Keller, Heinrich
Bronze, cast. The Roman goddess Venus kneels in the centre of a scallop shell, which she holds open with her outstretched arms. Her head is turned to the left, to face her son Cupid, who stands within the shell on Venus's proper left side. Cupid kisses his mother tenderly, his left hand cupping her chin, his right hand grasping the back of her neck. The shell rests upon an integrated bronze socle which depicts the heads of two dolphins emerging from the sea.
History note: Sylvia Adams; sold to Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958) on 15 August 1951, together with Prieur's 'Lion Walking with Right Paw Raised' [see M.28-1997] (£2750 for both); bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek; bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory.
Bequeathed by the Hon Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory
Height: 24.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1812
: Original model: c. 1812; the present bronze cast at an unknown date after 1812.
Sculpture Depth 18.6 cm Height 24.1 cm Width 25.6 cm
Casting (process) : Figure, cast
Accession number: M.37-1997
Primary reference Number: 14130
Old object number: B.38.
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_37_1997
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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