Cupid and Psyche Sculpture lucius verus Initially it was attributed to

Initially it was attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles

being one of the Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon

He acquired the appellation from his father Apollo also known as “Paean” or “The Healer”

This large urn is decorated with a pleasant and vibrant musical emblem on the side

Cupid and Psyche Sculpture lucius verus Initially it was attributed toCupid and Psyche Sculpture, reduction after the famous masterpiece of Antonio Canova, the statue of Psyche Revived by Eros' Kiss (In Italian Amore e Psiche). The first sculpture was first commissioned in 1787 by Colonel John Campbell, and now is regarded as a masterpiece of the romantic Neoclassicism characteristic of Canova, showing the mythological lovers at a moment of great emotion, characteristic of the emerging movement of Romanticism. The