Follower of Andrea del SartoCupidOil on canvas 118 x 75cm (46¼ x 29½ in.)ProvenanceBerwick House, ShropshireThe Greek inscription on the step on which Cupid is standing are from lines 20-21 of Moschus's first idyll and describes the content of Cupid's (Eros's) quiver, `inside there are bitter reeds (i.e. shafts)'. The word for reeds is cut off: kalam[oi] and the unseen line would go on to say with which he often wounds even me (it is Kypris=Aphrodite speaking).We are grateful to Professor David Ekserdjian for his help in preparing this catalogue entry. Medium Oil on canvas