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Cupid and Psyche, A28

Jakob Faurvig

Thorvaldsens Museum

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844

Cupid and Psyche

Whole work's title
Cupid and Psyche According to Apuleius

Production Date
No later than July 1807
Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Statue

Location
- Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Upper Floor > North Corridor
Inventory Number
A28

Catalogue Number
A28
Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

Human > God > Erotes > Eros / Cupid
Human > Goddess > Psyche
General Subject > Greek and Roman mythology
Object > Container > Bowl

Additional Catalogue Information

- Material
  Plaster
- Technique
  Cast
Version / Edition
Original Model (partial)

Dimension

Height 134.5 cm

Art Form / Craft
Sculpture

Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914)
Art Movement / Style
- Neoclassicism

Owner
- Thorvaldsens Museum
- Acquisition Mode
  Bequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Acquisition Date
  March 24, 1844

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https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A28

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