Cupid and Pan

This statuette representing Cupid and Pan was made by an unknown artist in Italy in the first half of the 17th century.

Cupid is the Roman God of Love, usually represented as a boy, often with the attributes bow, arrow and quiver and Pan is the Greek god of sheperds and flocks, the fields and rustic music, he is usually depicted as half man, half animal, with two horns on his forehead and his feet with cloven hooves, alongside a flute. He often appears together with Dionysos, the god of wine and in Renaissance allegory stands for Lust. The Roman equivalent is Faunus.