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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.66.28
People
Claude-Léon Mascaux, French (Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1882 - 1965 Fontainebleau)
Title
Venus and Cupid
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
1925
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147258

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
11.11 cm (4 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: "L.C. Mascaux" inscribed l.l.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 5.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.66.28
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Seated figure of Venus receiving flower from Cupid; pair of flowers to right
Reverse: Cupid paddling standing female with arms raised in offering(?) in boat on stylized waves; Greek text below in relief

Exhibition History

  • Art Deco: 1910-1939, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 08/22/2004 - 01/09/2005

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