Vignettes of Cupids playing and working

Vignettes of Cupids playing and working.. Vignettes of Cupids playing and working. Above, according to Visconti, this curious image shows three cupids making Vittae, small scalloped ribbons to decorate temples, victims and religious objects. Below, two genii enjoy fishing with rods. Copperplate engraved by Tommaso Piroli from his own Antichita di Ercolano (Antiquities of Herculaneum), Rome, 1789

1789 According Antichità Antiquities Cupids Curious Decorate Ercolano Genii Herculaneum Piroli Ribbons Rods Scalloped Temples Tommaso Vignettes Visconti

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