Cupid Blindfolded

Unknown

16th century · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A technical examination and X-rays of the bronze suggest that it was a fountain figure. The studies reveal internal piping that would have conducted water in through a hollow plug under the left foot and out a hole between the clenched fingers of the figure's right hand.

Artist

Unknown

Date

16th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

German, probably Nuremberg

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966