L - Cupid and dragon
| Catalogue ID | 2.21 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736) |
| Object type | miniature · initial: Vignette - hidden initial |
| Place | London |
| Collection | British Library (London) |
| Inv. no. | GB-Lbl_ADD_MS_34056_20 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, brush in gray, pen |
| Measures | 70 × 80 mm |
The vignette depicts a blindfolded Cupid, armed with a torch and arrow, preparing to strike a dragon with wings, held steady with a foot. The two bodies, that of the standing Cupid and that of the lying dragon form the initial of the cantata. On the right, there is a rocky landscape with vegetation as the background.
- Cantata
- La face d’Amore
- Composer
- Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
- Manuscript
- GB-Lbl_ADD_MS_34056 — GB-Lbl_ADD_MS_34056
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