Cupid and Psyche #3
by Francois Gerard
Title
Cupid and Psyche #3
Artist
Francois Gerard
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Painting - Painting
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Cupid and Psyche by François Gerard
The painting shows Cupid (right) and Psyche (left). The butterfly above her head symbolizes the soul.
The young princess Psyche is both surprised and aroused by the first kiss of Cupid, who is invisible to her. The antique myth depicted here is a love story but also a metaphysical allegory: Psyche is a personification of the human soul. The work, painted in 1798 by Gérard, a former pupil of David, illustrates tneoclassicism's evolution towards sensuality and a certain formal abstraction.
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