Amor Vincit Omnia
1601–1602 · Oil on canvas · Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
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About this work
- Artist
- Caravaggio (1571–1610)
- Year
- 1601–1602
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 156.5 × 113.3 cm
- Collection
- Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
- Movement
- Baroque
A laughing, winged Cupid of about twelve, naked and holding two arrows, sprawls over a heap of objects that stand for every human pursuit: a violin and lute, armour, a crown and sceptre, a square and compasses, a pen and manuscript, a laurel and the sheet music of a madrigal. The Latin title, Love Conquers All, comes from Virgil's Eclogues. Caravaggio painted it in Rome in 1601 or 1602 for the Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani, who prized it above everything else he owned and kept it behind a curtain, to be shown last. The model is thought to be the same boy who posed for the Saint John the Baptist in the Capitoline museums, and the pose borrows from Michelangelo's Victory. The picture entered the Berlin collection with the Giustiniani purchase of 1815 and is in the Gemäldegalerie.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A grinning winged boy sprawled over instruments and armour in warm flesh tones, white and black, a bold baroque nude for a living room, study or hallway at 24×36 in black. Deep red, charcoal or dark green walls suit it; pair it with Narcissus.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Baroque painting
- Era
- 17th century (1601–1602)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
