Reclining Nude with Cupid

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727–1785)

Artist

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727–1785)

Date

1700s

Medium

red chalk heightened with white chalk on brown handmade antique laid paper

Origin

Italy, 18th century

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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