A grinning, naked Cupid with dark eagle's wings clambers off a table, trampling the emblems of human achievement: musical instruments, armour, a crown, a compass and a manuscript. Painted for the collector Vincenzo Giustiniani, who reportedly prized it above all his pictures, it illustrates Virgil's line "Love conquers all". Its frank realism provoked a rival answer from Giovanni Baglione.
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On the sheet of music on the floor, look for a large V, possibly a nod to Vincenzo Giustiniani. The wings were painted from props lent by Orazio Gentileschi.
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