Cupid and Psyche

mid 16th century (Renaissance)

22.5 cm 31.5 cm

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Devoured by the desire to discover the identity of her unseen lover, Psyche holds a lamp over Cupid as he sleeps. Cupid, awakened by a drop of oil from the lamp, flees from his mistress, whose faith had proved weaker than her curiosity.

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Collection of J. Pierpont Morgan, New York. Acquired by Henri Daguerre, Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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