Back إحياء النفس من قبلة كيوبيد Arabic Ar Pok (Canova) Breton Psique reviscolada pel petó de l'amor Catalan Έρως και Ψυχή (Κανόβα) Greek Psique reanimada por el beso del amor Spanish Kupido eta Psike (Antonio Canova) Basque جان گرفتن پسوخه با بوسه کوپیدو Persian Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour French פסיכה מתעוררת מנשיקת קופידון HE Amore e Psiche (Canova) Italian
| Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss | |
|---|---|
| Italian: Amore e Psiche, French: Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour | |
 First version, in the Louvre, Paris, France | |
| Artist | Antonio Canova |
| Year | First version 1787–1793 |
| Type | Marble |
| Dimensions | 155 cm × 168 cm (61 in × 66 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris; Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss (Italian: Amore e Psiche [aˈmoːre e ˈpsiːke]; French: Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour; Russian: Амур и Психея, romanized: Amúr i Psikhéja) is a sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Canova first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell.[1] 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,[2] and was popular in art.
Joachim Murat acquired the first or prime version (pictured) in 1800. After his death the statue entered[3] the Louvre Museum in Paris, France in 1824;[4] 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.[5] A full-scale model for the 2nd version is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6]
- ^ Johns, C.M.S. (1998) Antonio Canova and the Politics of Patronage in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, p. 149.
- ^ Apuleius. The Golden Ass. trans. Lindsay, Jack. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1962: 139–140.
- ^ A closer look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss appreciation analysis online at Louvre website (in English)
- ^ Monaghan, Sean M.; Rodgers, Michael (17 July 1998). "French Sculpture 1800–1825, Canova". Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
- ^ The State Hermitage Museum: Collection Highlights, 2006[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Antonio Canova | Cupid and Psyche". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 9 August 2019.