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French neo-classical school, 19th century Psyche and Love. At their feet the lighted torch, attribute of Love, and hanging from the young god's neck the quiver whose arrows ignite desire. Oil on canvas 180 x 140 cm Inspired by the story of the Golden Donkey or Metamorphoses by the Latin poet Apuleius (C. 125 170), the painter depicts the moment when Love (Eros), "that winged rascal who respects neither morals nor police", seizes Psyche, her eyes closed as she surrenders to the son of Venus. Zephyr's breath, which "only ripples the two sides of her dress", is about to carry Psyche off to the enchanted palace, set on "a bed of fresh greenery" visible at the far left. Amour's face, with its youthful features and curly hair, seems reminiscent of that given to his hero by Jacques Louis David in his Amour et Psyché (1817) in the Cleveland Museum. Modern wood and gilded stucco frame decorated with a laurel leaf frieze 200 x 160 cm Patrice Dubois, expert
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French neo-classical school, 19th century Psyche and Love. At their feet the lighted torch, attribute of Love, and hanging from the young god's neck the quiver whose arrows ignite desire. Oil on canvas 180 x 140 cm Inspired by the story of the Golden Donkey or Metamorphoses by the Latin poet Apuleius (C. 125 170), the painter depicts the moment when Love (Eros), "that winged rascal who respects neither morals nor police", seizes Psyche, her eyes closed as she surrenders to the son of Venus. Zephyr's breath, which "only ripples the two sides of her dress", is about to carry Psyche off to the enchanted palace, set on "a bed of fresh greenery" visible at the far left. Amour's face, with its youthful features and curly hair, seems reminiscent of that given to his hero by Jacques Louis David in his Amour et Psyché (1817) in the Cleveland Museum. Modern wood and gilded stucco frame decorated with a laurel leaf frieze 200 x 160 cm Patrice Dubois, expert
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