Paintings
Cupid (Amor)
Permanent ExhibitionPaintingMythology & Allegory
Details
- Author / creator
- Johann Liss (German, c. 1597–1631)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- c. 1630
- Dimensions summary
- Framed: 108 × 86 × 6.5 cm; Unframed: 87.7 × 65.7 cm
- Support
- Canvas
- Paint medium
- Oil
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Hartley Bequest Fund, 1971
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
Johann Liss studied in Holland and Antwerp, and later (about 1620) traveled to Rome and Venice. His painting of Cupid—also known as Amor, the god of love—displays rich colors and fluid brushwork that were influenced by past Venetian masters (Titian, Tintoretto, or Veronese), while the deep contrasts of light and shadow reveal a stylistic debt to Caravaggio. The directness of Cupid’s gaze and the concentrated energy of his pose create a strong connection with the viewer.
Materials and technique
Oil on canvas
