Sujet

Cupid and Psyche, (1859?). Creator: John Gibson.

Légende

Cupid and Psyche, (1859?). Marble relief. The tale of Cupid and Psyche concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (depicted here with butterfly wings) and Cupid or Amor, god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection, and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage.

Date

1859

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Royal Academy of Arts, London/Paul Highnam

Notre référence

HRM26A34_211

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.9Mo (5.5Mo) / 42.0cm x 39.9cm / 4960 x 4716 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people male man men love music religious embracing stone arts religion naked nude nudes sculpture art guy wings kissing British color Neo-classical marble relief deity God Victorian century musical instrument musical instruments Britain kiss bow kitsch embrace plaque concept cupid lovers lover mythology mythological nudity stringed instrument nakedness psyche Colour allegory drapery 19th century Lyre bas relief bas-relief allegorical Neoclassical Neoclassicism allegorical figure nineteenth century Neo-Classicism artistic movement artistic school mythical figure winged figure sculpture Amor mythological figure god of love winged figures 19th-century Royal Academy of Arts John Gibson Gibson John John Gibson RA Celestial Love