Venus Reprimanding Cupid
by EBERLEIN, Gustav Heinrich, White marble, height 127 cm
This marble statue is the prime version of one of the only Venus and Cupid groups by Gustav Eberlein to survive in marble. The suggestive and playful execution of the subject, detailed with great finesse, illustrates the key part Eberlein played in the genesis of Neo-Baroque sculpture in Germany.
The statue is signed and dated: G. Eberlein. / 1893.