Sculpture - Statue of Cupid with his bow, in the Capitoline Museum.
1867
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1867
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Sculpture - Statue of Cupid with his bow, in the Capitoline Museum. is a 1867 photographic by John Henry Parker, a Impressionism work, depicting Eros, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white photo of a statue. It shows a young, winged figure—likely a boy—holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. His wings are spread wide, and his body is twisted in a dynamic pose, like he’s just let the arrow fly. The statue stands on a pedestal with carved letters, and next to it is a broken piece of another figure, maybe a leg or arm. The photo itself looks old, with a faded, slightly grainy quality. The statue’s details are smooth, but the photo hides some of them in shadow. This photo is from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The photograph depicts a statue of Cupid holding a bow, housed in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Part of a series of over 3,300 photographs documenting Roman monuments and artworks from antiquity to the 17th century, the images were produced between 1864 and 1879 under the direction of John Henry Parker. The project, published in Parker’s *Archaeology of Rome* (1874–1879), involved multiple local photographers alongside Canadian contributor Charles Smeaton. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a significant collection of these early photographs.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Henry Parker liked to explore old churches in Rome. He'd photograph the sculptures and carvings he found. One thing that stands out is his attention to detail - he'd capture tiny parts of bigger pieces, like the…
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