Cupid Carving His Bow from the Club of Hercules

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Cupid Carving His Bow from the Club of Hercules is an 18th-century marble sculpture by Edmé Bouchardon that depicts the young god Cupid fashioning his bow from Hercules’ club, celebrated for its graceful neoclassical form and playful mythological subject.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marble sculpture
neoclassical sculpture
work of art
artisticStyle graceful neoclassical form
collection Department of Sculptures of the Louvre
countryOfOrigin France
creator Edmé Bouchardon
culture French
depicts Cupid
Hercules’ club
classical mythology
transformation of Hercules’ club into Cupid’s bow
young god Cupid fashioning his bow
genre allegorical sculpture
mythological sculpture
inception 18th century
languageOfWork none
location Louvre Museum
mainSubject Cupid
Hercules
materialUsed marble
movement Neoclassicism
notableFor combination of elegance and humor
playful mythological subject
refined treatment of the nude figure
period 18th century art
subjectHeading Cupid in art
Hercules in art
title Cupid Carving His Bow from the Club of Hercules self-link
L’Amour taillant son arc dans la massue d’Hercule

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Edmé Bouchardon notableWork Cupid Carving His Bow from the Club of Hercules
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this entity surface form: Cupid Carving His Bow
Cupid Carving His Bow from the Club of Hercules title Cupid Carving His Bow from the Club of Hercules self-link