Cupid and Psyche
1817 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 184 × 242 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
Love and Psyche or Cupid and Psyche is an 1817 painting produced during David's exile in Brussels, for the patron and collector Gian Battista Sommariva. On its first exhibition at the museum in Brussels, it surprised viewers with its realist treatment of the figure of Cupid as opposed to the more traditional depiction of idealized youth.
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About this artwork
Cupid and Psyche (1817) by Jacques-Louis David, oil on canvas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David (French:30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.
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