Love's Messenger
Date1885
Artist
Marie Spartali Stillman
(English painter and artists' model, 1844–1927)
MediumWatercolor, tempera, and gold paint on paper
Dimensions32 × 26 in. (81.3 × 66 cm)
frame: 45 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (115.6 × 100.3 × 8.9 cm)
frame: 45 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (115.6 × 100.3 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-75
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextWhile there is no specific text related to this painting, the narrative seems to hint at a romantic attachment. We are given hints, including the dove bearing a hand-written message and the Cupid on the embroidery on which the central figure has been working.
