The Dispute between Apollo and Cupid

Ca. 1812. Grey-brown wash, Pencil, Pencil on wove paper.
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The drawing brings together three mythological tales: the dispute between Apollo and Cupid, which gave rise to the myth of Apollo and Daphne; in the background, Pegasus is creating the Hippocrene spring on Mount Helicon; finally, in the scene featured in the highly-decorated urn, the cunning Hercules, having secured the golden apples, leaves Atlas burdened with the celestial vault.

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Inventory number: D006523
Author: José de Madrazo y Agudo
Title: The Dispute between Apollo and Cupid
Date: Ca. 1812
Technique: Grey-brown wash; Pencil; Pencil
Support: Wove paper
Dimension: Height: 293 mm; Width: 216 mm
Provenance: Collection of the Madrazo family (José de Madrazo and his sons Federico, Luis and Juan de Madrazo y Kuntz); by inheritance to María Teresa Madrazo y Madrazo, 1897; Mario Daza Campos, 1940; Daza Juliá sisters, 1943; purchased from Juan José Daza del Castillo, 2006
Entry date: 2006