Cupid leaving Psyche

Catalog no.

0275

Year

1988

Subject

Mythology

Media

Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on canvas

Size (H x W)

26 x 23 inches

Availability

For sale, Priced

Price

£655

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According to Apuleius' "The Golden Ass" Cupid visits Psyche every night but leaves before she wakes up. She has to keep their relationship a secret, and cannot tell her friends she has a lover.

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