Cupid and Psyche
painting by François Gérard
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Summary
Cupid and Psyche is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: François Gérard[3]
- Owned by: French State[4]
- Movement: Neoclassicism[5]
- Genre: mythological painting[6]
- Depicts: Eros[7], Cupid[8], bird's wing[9], quiver[10], red hair[11], standing[12], arrow[13], kiss[14], Psyche[15], blond hair[16], gray[17], chignon[18], female breast[19], navel[20]
- Made from material: oil paint[21], canvas[22]
- Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre[23]
- Inventory number: INV 4739[24]
- Location: Louvre Museum[25]
- Commons category: Cupid and Psyche (François Gérard - Louvre INV 4739)[26]
- Country of origin: France[27]
- Inception: 1767[28]
- Exhibition history: Salon of 1798[29], Jacques-Louis David[30]
- Main subject: Cupid and Psyche[31]
- Described at URL: http://www.louvre.fr/oeuvre-notices/psyche-et-l-amour[32], https://www.beauxarts.com/vu/psyche-recevant-le-premier-baiser-de-lamour-de-gerard-minute-papillon/[33]
- Title: Psyché et l'Amour, dit aussi Psyché recevant le premier baiser de l'Amour.[34]
- Height: 186 cm[35]
- Width: 132 cm[36]
- Derivative work: Cupid and Psyche[37]
- Copyright status: public domain[38]
Why It Matters
Cupid and Psyche has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]