Identification title(s): sleeping amor. Non ti fidar che mai non dorme amore / ei chiude gli occhi allor che insidia un core (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-36. 210. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 12. Description: the sleeping amor in a landscape. Behind him is a burning torch. In the foreground are his bow and arrows, a painter's palette with brushes and a laurel wreath. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: mauro gandolfi (mentioned on object), after own design by: mauro gandolfi (mentioned on object), printer: giovanni raffaelli (mentioned on object), publisher: fratelli bettalli (mentioned on object), dedicated by: fratelli bettalli (mentioned on object), dedicated to: unknown (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: italy, own design by: italy printer: italy, publisher: milan dedicated by: milan dedicated to: italy. Date: 1820. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 346 mm × w 376 mm. Subject: what: sleeping; unconsciousness(story of) cupid, amor (eros), sleeping cupid; possibly signifying a slackening of love's influence. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: 1820.
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