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Venus and Cupid
Antonio Canova, 1798–99
- Artist
- Antonio Canova (Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice)
- Date
- 1798–99
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Size
- Overall: 10 1/4 x 19 11/16 x 7 1/16 in. (26 x 50 x 17.9 cm.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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