Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Cupid
About this artwork
This is a fragment that originally formed the lower right portion of a larger picture, one of Procaccini’s rare secular works. The handling of the paint shows the influence of Rubens, whose works Procaccini had studied in Genoa. The quiver and draperies behind were added by a later hand.
Updated before 2020
-
artist:Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574 - 1625) Italian
-
title:Cupid
-
date created:About 1615 - 1620
-
materials:Oil on canvas
-
measurements:70.00 x 95.50 cm; Framed: 86.20 x 112.30 x 7.00 cm
-
object type:
-
credit line:Purchased by the RI 1830; transferred 1859
-
accession number:NG 63
-
gallery:
-
artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Tell us what you think.
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Procaccini established a reputation as a leading painter in Milan, having first trained and worked as a sculptor. He was born in Bologna but moved to Milan as a boy with his family. His father and elder brothers were also painters. Procaccini's dramatic religious paintings include daring...