Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements"

Q: When was "Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements"" created?

This artwork was created 1640–60.

Q: Is "Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements"" in the public domain?

Yes, Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giulio Carpioni

1640–60

Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements" by Giulio Carpioni

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/8 × 6 1/4 in. (10.5 × 15.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.331.2

Tags

CybeleCupidDeer

Art Historical Context

In the mid-17th century, Italian artist Giulio Carpioni crafted this enchanting etching as part of his series *The Elements*, a Baroque-era celebration of nature's fundamental forces through mythological allegory. Dated between 1640 and 1660, *Earth, represented by Cybele* the Roman goddess of the earth—often revered as Magna Mater—seated majestically at the base of fruit-laden tree, symbolizing fertility and abundance. Fruits spread before her evoke the earth's bountiful harvest, a nod to classical antiquity's reverence for Cybele as protector of crops and wild beasts. From the right approac...

About the Artist

Giulio Carpioni · 1613–1678

Comment on works: Allegory; Mythology

Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements"

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