Cupid on a lion, ca. 1675–90, Flemish, Statuette: ivory; base: wood, ebony and ivory, Height (statuette): 8 5/8 in. ( cm

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Cupid on a lion, ca. 1675–90, Flemish, Statuette: ivory; base: wood, ebony and ivory, Height (statuette): 8 5/8 in. ( cm); Height (base): 4 1/2 in. ( cm), Sculpture-Miniature, Mattheus van Beveren (ca. 1630–1690), The winged Cupid subduing a ferocious lion embodies the notion that 'love conquers all,' drawn from Ovid and Virgil. In van Beveren's realization of this popular artistic theme, love is represented as a putto, or winged infant

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