Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone celebrating!
William Adolphe Bouguereau – L’Amour et Psyché, enfants, 1890, Private Collection
oil on canvas
The painting was displayed in the Salon of Paris in 1890, the year Bouguereau was President of the Société des Artistes Français. The painting features Greek mythological figures Eros and Psyché, sharing an embrace and kiss. The painting is characterized by the frothy background the figures delicately stand on. It depicts the beginning of the forbidden romance of Cupid and Psyche, a popular subject at the time of execution.
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