Resin Sculpture of Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss by Antonio Canova

Greek mythological black resin sculpture of Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss - original in the Louvre. The god Eros – Cupid in Latin - can be recognized by his wings and his quiver filled with arrows. The mortal girl is Psyche who becomes the soul goddess. Cupid’s mother Venus, goddess of Beauty, demanded that Psyche bring back a flask from the Underworld, strictly forbidding her to open it. But Psyche’s curiosity got the better of her; and no sooner had she had breathed in the terrible fumes than she fell into a deep, deathlike sleep. Seeing her lying motionless, Cupid rushes to her and touches her gently with the tip of his arrow, to make sure she was not dead. This is the moment of the love story caught by the sculptor: Cupid lifts his beloved Psyche in a tender embrace, his face close to hers. In very good condition with very some very minor paint loss. 18” long by 16” wide by 12” high