
Cupid chained to a rock
Giovanni PichlerWW-1785-006187
1785·Onyx and gold·Overall: 1 1/4 x 15/16 in. (3.1 x 2.4 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 27.5 x 21.4 mm
The Milton Weil Collection, 1939
Catalogue
- Year
- 1785
- Medium
- Onyx and gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/4 x 15/16 in. (3.1 x 2.4 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 27.5 x 21.4 mm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Giovanni Pichler
Artist

Giovanni Pichler
Installation
Giovanni Pichler was an 18th-century artist working in installation and spatial practice. Active during the late Enlightenment, his work engaged with architectural intervention and site-specific arrangement.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Giovanni Pichler
- Year
- 1785
- Medium
- Onyx and gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/4 x 15/16 in. (3.1 x 2.4 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 27.5 x 21.4 mm
- Watts ID
- WW-1785-006187
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified




