Cupid with Bandaged Eyes
Léon Davent
1540/45
Medium
Engraving on dark cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 19.3 × 35.4 cm (7 5/8 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 19.8 × 35.8 cm (7 13/16 × 14 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129778
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Léon Davent · 1540–1556
**Léon Davent** (also known as Master L.D. or the monogrammist L.D.) was a French printmaker active in the mid-16th century, best known for his work in both engraving and etching. He played a leading role in the printmaking workshop associated with the First School of Fontainebleau at the Palace of Fontainebleau during the 1540s. His prints, often signed simply “L.D.,” reproduced designs by Italia...