Love Restrained by the Graces
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Dove si trova «Love Restrained by the Graces» oggi? Harvard Art Museums, Gallery 2220, floor 2, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, Cambridge. Sì, esposta ora. Verificato 29 settembre 2026.
Cambridge, Stati Uniti
Sala2220, floor 2, European and American Art, 17th–19th century
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In the 18th century, porcelain was the most modern decoration because it had so recently been made for the first time in Europe. This new material was used to create objects dealing with contemporary popular themes, such as fashionable life and love. Earlier experiments in making “true” porcelain had failed, and vessels continued to be made of earthenware, like the punch bowl in an adjacent gallery (2240). Creating “true,” or hard-paste, porcelain out of feldspar and quartz became an obsession for European monarchs in their quest to compete with imported Chinese works and, later, with one another as they set up various nationalized porcelain factories.
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In Love Restrained by the Graces, cupid figures are encircled by and intertwined with nude females symbolizing beauty and joy. Such a work could evoke pleasing associations during the consumption of sweets at the end of a meal. While enjoying dessert, a European male viewer might contemplate the ideal of self-control in the face of desire, to say nothing of the industrial and artistic dominance over a rival state suggested by such fine wares.
For a special display of Chinese and Korean porcelain, visit Gallery 3620. See more 18th-century German porcelain in an installation designed by contemporary artist Arlene Shechet in Gallery 1510.
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