Cupid and Psyche, Finest US Lost Wax Bronze Sculpture by Godet ~ Heroic Size

Description

Makes a Wonderful Valentine’s, Anniversary or Wedding Gift!

At a dramatic, 8 feet tall, this three-dimensional sculpture depicts the romantic tale of Cupid, god of Love, as he rescues his wife Psyche. Its fine detail, from softly draping fabric to muscular human forms, is cast in the finest American bronze and finished in multi-colored and verdigris patinas to showcase a timeless sculpture outdoors celebrating the triumph of love. Signed Godet. 96“H x 60″ L.

Wonderful in a garden or by a spa or pool!

•Cast by the superior “Lost Wax Casting Process”

•100% American bronze

•Patinas applied permanently fused into the bronze.

Psyche, the mortal princess whose beauty aroused the jealousy of Venus, is loved by the goddess’ son, Cupid. In his famous painting, Francois Gérard shows Cupid kissing the young woman’s forehead, unseen by her. Surprised and aroused, Psyche is shyly crossing her arms over her naked breasts. This is the first pang of love, the beginning of a love story that would take Psyche and Cupid through all kinds of trials and tribulations before their marriage on Mount Olympus. The myth is told by the Roman writer Apuleius in the Golden Ass, then by Jean de la Fontaine in The Loves of Psyche and Cupid. The theme was depicted by a great many artists, from antiquity to the neoclassical period, at which time it was hugely popular (Canova’s Eros Awakening Psyche, Prud’hon’s Abduction of Psyche, Musée du Louvre). The myth was both a love story and a metaphysical allegory, since Psyche is the Greek word for “soul”. The scene painted by Gérard therefore symbolizes the Neoplatonic theme of the union of the human soul and divine love. The artist has painted a butterfly hovering over the young woman’s head: the insect’s name in ancient Greek is also “psyche” and symbolizes the soul.