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| Keywords: Follower of Guido Reni - Cupid with a Bow - Walters 37491.jpg Follower of attributed to This painting repeats almost exactly the composition of a smaller canvas attributed to Guido Reni that was in the collection of the dukes of Leuchtenberg in Munich and in St Petersburg around the middle of the 19th century As the Leuchtenberg painting is now missing and known only from an engraving it is difficult to ascertain whether it was Reni's original or a copy The Walters' painting appears to be by a close follower Federico Zeri in his 1976 catalogue of the Walters' Italian paintings no 357 suggested an attribution to Elisabetta Sirani The painting was acquired by Henry Walters before 1929; no further provenance is known Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 357 476-477 century 17 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 56 9 72 accession number 37 491 35155 Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1929 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Works after Guido Reni Elisabetta Sirani Cupido Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
