Antonio Canova (1st Nov, 1757 - 13th Oct, 1822)

Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss

1793

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojéda

musée du Louvre

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Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Christian Jean

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Christian Jean

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojéda

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojéda

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojéda

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojéda

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About the artwork

Title:

Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss

Periods:

modern age

18th century

XVIIIth century

Techniques:

sculpture (technique)

white marble

Dimensions:

1550 x 1680

Inventory number:

MR1777

Detail:

sculpture by Antonio Canova

Location:

musée du Louvre

See more about this artwork on Wikipedia:

Antonio Canova's sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell, is a masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, but shows the mythological lovers at a moment of great emotion, characteristic of the emerging movement of Romanticism. It represents the god Cupid in the height of love and tenderness, immediately after awakening the lifeless Psyche with a kiss. The story of Cupid and Psyche is taken from Lucius Apuleius' Latin novel The Golden Ass, and was… Read more...

About the author(s)

Author:

Antonio Canova

Also known as:

Antoine Canova

Marchese d'Ischia Antonio Canova

Antonio Kanova

Born:

1st Nov, 1757

Dead:

13th Oct, 1822

Country:

Italie

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Antonio Canova (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo kaˈnɔːva]; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his artwork was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, but avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the cold artificiality of the latter. Read more...