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Jacques-Louis David — Cupid and Psyche
Jacques-Louis David

Cupid and Psyche

1817

Completed during David's later years, this mythological scene demonstrates the neoclassical master's continued commitment to idealized beauty and precise draftsmanship even as romanticism began to dominate French art.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Jacques-Louis David, Cupid and Psyche, 1817

Completed during David's later years, this mythological scene demonstrates the neoclassical master's continued commitment to idealized beauty and precise draftsmanship even as romanticism began to dominate French art.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1817
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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French, Figures, 19th Century, Mythology, Psyche, Tender, Neoclassicism, Cupid, Oil on Canvas, Romantic

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