Sleeping Cupid (Michelangelo)

Sleeping Cupid
Giulio Romano's Young Jupiter in National Gallery, London, possibly contains a citation of Michelangelo's Sleeping Cupid
ArtistMichelangelo
Year1496
Preceded byAngel (Michelangelo)
Followed byBacchus (Michelangelo)

The Sleeping Cupid is a now-lost sculpture created by Renaissance artist Michelangelo, which he artificially aged to make it look like an antique on the advice of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco in order to sell for a higher price. It was this sculpture which first brought him to the attention of patrons in Rome.

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