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Cupidosäule

Cupido Column

Cupid (Latin Cupido) or Amor, in Greek Eros (Ἔρως)
God of desire, affection and erotic love, son of the goddess Venus. Usually depicted as a winged boy with bow and arrow
(Wikipedia: Zeus and Cupid)

Dieter von Levetzow
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Description

Statue of Cupido shooting an arrow on a column.

Information Sign

"Cupidosäule"

Aufgestellt 1653 von dem
Brandenburger Statthalter,
Fürst Johann Moritz von Nassau/Siegen

Sculptor

Dieter von Levetzow (Gronau 1925), German sculptor in Kranenburg (Website).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Eiserner Mann (Kleve).

Locatie (N 51°46'46" - E 6°8'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw206; Photograph: 11 October 2012
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