Winged cupids equipped with lines,poles and baskets. Two cupids are fishing from rowing boats,the other fishes from a rock. The subject of cupids fishing is particularly widespread in the mosaics of Nile scenes found in northern Africa and Sicily. Here it is found in the excavations of a roman villa in northern italy. It is representative of the art of late antiquity. Detail from floor mosaic in the Villa Romana,Desenzano,Italy (end of 4th or early 5th century CE) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
Bildgröße: | 3449 px × 5085 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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Restrictions: | - |