Why it matters
Cupid lands beside the lifeless Psyche and revives her with a kiss; she reaches up to him as he cradles her head. A masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, it captures a moment of great emotion that points ahead to Romanticism.
Did you know?
- It was first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell.
- Joachim Murat acquired this prime version in 1800; it entered the Louvre in 1824.
- A second version is in the Hermitage.
- The story comes from Apuleius' novel The Golden Ass.
Based on the Wikipedia article Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss (CC BY-SA 4.0).
