Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, Musée du Louvre (Paris, France) : Detail, heads and arms
- Creator:
- Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822
- Published/Created:
- Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
1787-1793 - Physical Description:
- 1.55 m (height) x 1.68 m (width)
- Date Depicted:
- 2009
1700 AD - 1799 AD - Materials:
- marble
- Notes:
- Canova took his inspiration from a legend recounted by Latin author Lucius Apuleius in Metamorphoses. Canova seems to have undertaken extensive research before beginning this complex composition, whose inspiration is a Roman painting found in Herculaneum,
- Topics:
- Sculpture -- Italy -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Eighteenth century
Neoclassical - Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 6A1-CA-CP-A3
- Genre:
- sculpture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- deities; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical) visual works; sculpture (visual work)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Six
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2009 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4125
- OID:
- 10079153
- PID:
- digcoll:2297049