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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Museum
Cupid (Amor)
c. 1630
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Provenance
Public1971–present
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
until 1971
(Heim Gallery, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art).
likely beginning in 1959
Probably Enrica Basevi, Genoa.
1936–1959
Alessandro Basevi [1877-1959], Genoa, probably by descent to his daughter, Enrica Basevi
1936
(Galleria Pesaro, Milan, probably sold through Mauro Pellicioli to Alessandro Basevi).
until 1936
Agosti and Mendoza collection, probably consigned to the Galleria Pesaro.
Source provenance text
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (Heim Gallery, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art). Probably Enrica Basevi, Genoa. Alessandro Basevi [1877-1959], Genoa, probably by descent to his daughter, Enrica Basevi (Galleria Pesaro, Milan, probably sold through Mauro Pellicioli to Alessandro Basevi). Agosti and Mendoza collection, probably consigned to the Galleria Pesaro.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972). Caravaggio: Behold the Man. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2011-February 14, 2012). Le Caravagisme Européen. Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (organizer) (June 22-October 14, 2012). Mostra della pittura del Seicento e Settecento in Liguria, Palazzo Real, Genoa, Italy (1947). La pittura del Seicento a Venezia, Ca'Pissaro, Venice, Italy, (June 27–October 25, 1959). Year in Review: 1971, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (December 28, 1971–February 6, 1972). Johann Liss, Sadtische Kunstsammlungen, Augsburg, Germany (August 2, 1975–November 2, 1975); Cleveland Museum of Art (December 17, 1975–February 15, 1976). Caravaggio: Behold the Man, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio (October 21, 2011–February 5, 2012). Le Caravagisme Européen, Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (June 22–October 14, 2012).
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
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Sourced Overview Evidence
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.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 6 structured provenance events · 3 structured exhibitions.
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