Sujet

The Marriage of Psyche and Celestial Love; The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, after 1837. Creator: John Gibson.

Légende

The Marriage of Psyche and Celestial Love; The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, after 1837. 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

1838

Crédit

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

Notre référence

HRM26A35_118

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.9Mo (6.0Mo) / 42.0cm x 30.4cm / 4960 x 3587 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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