Agostino Cornacchini – Apollo in the Guise of a Swan Awakening Eros from Sleep
Agostino Cornacchini (Pescia 1686 – Rome 1754) Apollo in the Guise of a Swan Awakening Eros from Sleep; 1714-27 ca.; terracotta with slipware (ingobbiatura), cm 32 x 68 x 51 The terracotta model discussed here was interpreted by Stella Rudolph in 2007 (written communication of 20 October 2007) as a Sleeping Eros and attributed…