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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 345762, member: 5833"]General rule: Cupid does not wear shoes, especially not bump toe shoes. Before I moved on to the comments, my first thought too was that he looked like a Kewpie (which comes from Cupid).</p><p><br /></p><p>Laughing a bit because I just got here after answering a question about birds on cameos & the shaky grasp of ornithology in that realm. Audubon did not do this one either. I don't think it's an accurate depiction of any bird. A bit like a dove, since they're romantic, with a fancy tail to make it prettier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Imagery is more like a valentine than the classical mythology-inspired cameos. Sweetheart gift, I'm thinking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 345762, member: 5833"]General rule: Cupid does not wear shoes, especially not bump toe shoes. Before I moved on to the comments, my first thought too was that he looked like a Kewpie (which comes from Cupid). Laughing a bit because I just got here after answering a question about birds on cameos & the shaky grasp of ornithology in that realm. Audubon did not do this one either. I don't think it's an accurate depiction of any bird. A bit like a dove, since they're romantic, with a fancy tail to make it prettier. Imagery is more like a valentine than the classical mythology-inspired cameos. Sweetheart gift, I'm thinking.[/QUOTE]
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