Pictures of Cupid, God of Love

In many of the pictures of Cupid, the god of love appears with his Roman name. He is usually represented as curly, winged boy, with a golden bow and arrows.

Cupidon Adolphe Bouguereau

Cupidon Adolphe Bouguereau

Cupid, C.1786 Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Cupid Naylor Faulkner

Cupid

Cupid Matheus Terwesten

Cupid: Lying on the Clouds Rosalba Carriera

A French White Marble Fig...

Seated Cupid Etienne-Maurice Falconet

The Cupid (Detail) Etienne-Maurice Falconet

Eros Playing with a Swan Unknown

I think everyone recognizes the little rascal here, even if he is masked.

Cupid at the Masquerade Ball Franz von Stuck

Angels & Cupids III Raphael

When he was not chasing young girls to inspire them love, Cupid would be very busy maintaining or building his tools, the bow and arrows.

Cupid Carving a Bow, 1533... Parmigianino

Cupid Sharpening His Arrows

Detail Showing Cupid's Head from Cupi...

I find this statue quite funny, because of the idea: the tiny Cupid takes Hercules' mace and transforms it into a bow (which probably means that after some heroical deeds the time has come for love).

Cupid Making a Bow from t... Edme Bouchardon

After all these efforts, the poor little thing fell asleep (but to me he seems ready, even in his sleep, to jump on his feet and shoot his arrows).

Cupid Asleep

Sleeping Cupid, 1608 Michelangelo Caravaggio

For pictures of Venus and Cupid (or Aphrodite and Eros) please click here.

For pictures of Cupid chasing girls please click here.