Venus and Cupid

Henri Fantin-Latour

Cleveland Museum of Art

Venus and Cupid by Henri Fantin-Latour: The black and white drawing depicts a woman and a cherub. The woman sits on the left with her back to the viewer and her head turned to the right. She appears to be nude with a cloth wrapped around her lower body. Her right arm is bent at the elbow with her hand on her shoulder. Her left hand extends towards the cherub. The cherub has wings, no clothes, and holds a bow in his left hand. He appears to be hovering or flying above the woman's left hand. The pair are underneath trees. The image shows trees on the left and what appears to be a body of water on the right. The sky appears cloudy.