Venus and Cupid

This figure group representing Venus and Cupid is made by A. Capuz in Valencia, Spain or perhaps in Genoa, Italy, in ca. 1700-1750.

A family of sculptors named Capuz originally from Genoa was active in Valencia in the second half of the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth century. Its classicizing style is reminiscent of the sixteenth century. The signature is awkwardly placed on the base, which might suggest it was added at a later date, although it may reflect a valid attribution. The artist is an enigma.