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Description: | The Meissen factory in Germany was the first porcelain factory in Europe, founded in 1710. This Neo-Classical figure is one of a series showing scenes from the life of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, made while the artistic director was Count Camillo Marcolini. Venus is shown with Cupid, her mischievous son, who often made the wrong people fall in love. She is taking steps to limit his powers, tying his wings with a ribbon. The figure has not been painted or glazed, known as 'biscuit' porcelain. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | art designers makers children ceramics date period women | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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