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Cupid wrestling with Pan, amongst the clouds, with two allegorical women seated at left

Cavaliere d'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari)|Hendrick Goltzius|Jacob Matham

1598–1632

Cupid wrestling with Pan, amongst the clouds, with two allegorical women seated at left by Cavaliere d'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari)|Hendrick Goltzius|Jacob Matham

Medium

Engraving; second state of five

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 10 7/8 × 16 1/16 in. (27.6 × 40.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.601.338(48)

Art Historical Context

Behold *Cupid wrestling with Pan, amongst the clouds, with twoorical women seated at left a dynamic engraving from the late 16th to early 17th century, blending Italian and Dutch mastery. Designed by the Italian Mannerist painter Giuseppe Cesari, known as Cavaliere d'Arpino, and engraved by the renowned Dutch artists Hendrick Goltzius his pupil Jacob Matham this print captures a mythological tussle symbolizing love's triumph over lust. Cupid, the god of desire, grapples with the rustic Pan amid swirling clouds, while two seated female figures—likely allegories of Victory and Virtue—observe fro...

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