Sleeping Cupid

Caravaggio, 1608, Galleria Palatina

‘Sleeping Cupid’ is a work by Caravaggio (Italy, 1571–1610). It is dated 1608. It is part of the collection Galleria Palatina. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

The work was made in Malta. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 72 × 105 cm. The work belongs to the genres mythological painting and nude. The things depicted include Cupid, nudity, sleep, and boy.

The catalogue has 104 more works by Caravaggio.

• The Baroque