Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss

Local namePsyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour
LocationParis, France

Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss is a sculpture by Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell. It is regarded as 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 popular in art.

Joachim Murat acquired the first or prime version in 1800. After his death the statue entered the Louvre Museum in Paris, France in 1824;Prince Yusupov, a Russian nobleman acquired the 2nd version of the piece from Canova in Rome in 1796, and it later entered the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_Revived_by_Cupid's_Kiss

Official Website http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/psyche/psyche_acc_fr_FR.html

Coordinates 48°51'37.359" N 2°20'6.889" E

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