Marriage of Cupid and Psyche by Pompeo Batoni

Marriage of Cupid and Psyche by Pompeo Batoni

Painting of the Italian artist Pompeo Batoni “Marriage of Cupid and Psyche”. The size of the painting is 183 x 118 cm, canvas, oil. Cupid, in Roman mythology the deity of love. Corresponds to the Greek Eroth. Psyche, in Greek mythology the personification of the human soul; was portrayed in the image of a butterfly or a girl.

Love Psyche and Cupid – a widespread story in literature, sculpture, fine arts. The ancient ancient sculpture “Cupid and Psyche” is known, which is a Roman marble copy from the Greek original of the 1st half of the 2nd century BC, is kept in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.

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