About this artwork
In chiaroscuro woodcutting, lines stand in relief, printed in different colors and shades. Several printing blocks are used so that the forms seem strongly modeled, with striking contrasts of light and dark. Bartolomeo Coriolano used the medium to transform Guido Reni’s delicately slumbering cupid into a monumental figure with strong diagonal accents in his bow and wings.
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Currently Off View
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Bartolomeo Coriolano
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Title
- Bust of Sleeping Cupid
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Origin
- Italy
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Date
- Artist's working dates 1627–1653
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Medium
- Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in grayish-green and black on cream laid paper
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Dimensions
- 298 × 378 mm (image); 302 × 380 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Katharine Shea Memorial Fund
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Reference Number
- 1997.416
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