L'Amour et Psyché, enfants
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L'Amour et Psyché, enfants (translated: Cupid and Psyche as Children, 1890, Salon of 1890, No. 330) is William-Adolphe Bouguereau's most famous painting. It is incorrectly known as Le Premier Baiser (The First Kiss, 1873).
The painting is an oil on canvas, 119.5 x 71 cm (47 x 27 7/8 inches), and it is housed in the private collection. The subject of the painting stems from Lucius Apuleius' The Golden Ass (2nd century AD). Bouguereau was inspired by this legend several times:
- Psyché et l'Amour (Psyche and Cupid, Salon of 1889, No. 260; Exposition Universelle of 1900, No. 242)
- Psyché (1892)
- Le ravissement de Psyché (The Abduction of Psyche or The Rapture of Psyche, Salon of 1895, No. 258)
[edit] Erroneous name
One of the first virtual galleries on the Internet was the Web Museum. It placed L'Amour et Psyche, enfants (1889) mistakenly as The First Kiss (1873). This error has been repeated ever since.
[edit] External links
- ARC (330 KB)
- Web Museum
